The Image of the Viking in Anglo-Norman Literature
Brian J. Levy
This volume examines the various forms of contact between Scandinavia and rest Europe from 800 to 1350. It consists twenty-five papers international scholars specialising in archaeology, onomastics, literature, art history, epigraphy, religious history linguistics. The is innovative three respects: (i) transcending conventional historical boundaries, by bringing together work on both viking medieval periods; (ii) examining ways which mainland influenced (e.g. kingship, law social organization; classical continental literary traditions); (iii) synthesising all material for an English-language readership first time. broader timespan investigation illustrates changing nature gradual integration into European society: 1350 was no longer a heathen outpost periphery known world, but integral part Western Christendom. cultural impact Scandinavia, frequently mediated through channels, although less dramatic, shown have had more significant long-term than earlier raids. structured around following sections: Historical Archaeological Evidence [Scandinavian] Contact with British Isles; Linguistic Impact Scandinavian Settlement; Christianity Scandinavia; Textual Contact, Conflict, Coexistence.
Medieval texts and cultures of Northern Europe