From Vínland to Jerusalem in the Beatus Galaxy: The Impact of Maps on the European Mentality in the 11th Century
From c. 500 to 1000 AD the Atlantic Ocean was ex- plored further and further to the west, all the way to Vínland. But why did the Norse expansion lose en- ergy in the 11th century at the same time as European attention was directed to Jerusalem? The explana- tion given in this article is that the t...
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From c. 500 to 1000 AD the Atlantic Ocean was ex- plored further and further to the west, all the way to Vínland. But why did the Norse expansion lose en- ergy in the 11th century at the same time as European attention was directed to Jerusalem? The explana- tion given in this article is that the tipping point was a shift from a world view based on “horizontal see- ing” through a network of places to a “vertical see- ing” through maps.
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| spelling | doaj.art-4d0ac462a25a4cf29cf7c82dc74e43592023-03-24T02:25:57ZengSvenska Arkeologiska SamfundetCurrent Swedish Archaeology1102-73552002-39012013-12-0121110.37718/CSA.2013.11From Vínland to Jerusalem in the Beatus Galaxy: The Impact of Maps on the European Mentality in the 11th CenturyLeif Gren0Institute of Archaeology, Stockholm University From c. 500 to 1000 AD the Atlantic Ocean was ex- plored further and further to the west, all the way to Vínland. But why did the Norse expansion lose en- ergy in the 11th century at the same time as European attention was directed to Jerusalem? The explana- tion given in this article is that the tipping point was a shift from a world view based on “horizontal see- ing” through a network of places to a “vertical see- ing” through maps. https://193.10.12.85:443/csa/article/view/406Viking Ageexplorationpilgrimagecrusadesworld viewcosmology |
| spellingShingle | Leif Gren From Vínland to Jerusalem in the Beatus Galaxy: The Impact of Maps on the European Mentality in the 11th Century Current Swedish Archaeology Viking Age exploration pilgrimage crusades world view cosmology |
| title | From Vínland to Jerusalem in the Beatus Galaxy: The Impact of Maps on the European Mentality in the 11th Century |
| title_full | From Vínland to Jerusalem in the Beatus Galaxy: The Impact of Maps on the European Mentality in the 11th Century |
| title_fullStr | From Vínland to Jerusalem in the Beatus Galaxy: The Impact of Maps on the European Mentality in the 11th Century |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Vínland to Jerusalem in the Beatus Galaxy: The Impact of Maps on the European Mentality in the 11th Century |
| title_short | From Vínland to Jerusalem in the Beatus Galaxy: The Impact of Maps on the European Mentality in the 11th Century |
| title_sort | from vinland to jerusalem in the beatus galaxy the impact of maps on the european mentality in the 11th century |
| topic | Viking Age exploration pilgrimage crusades world view cosmology |
| url | https://193.10.12.85:443/csa/article/view/406 |
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