The Odal and its Manifestation in the Landscape

The concept odal can be regarded in a narrow sense, i.e. as the inherited landed property of a family. But here it is argued that odal should be viewed in a wide sense - as a mentality that is of great importance to the understanding of Late Iron Age society in Sweden. The article focuses on the ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Torun Zachrisson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Svenska Arkeologiska Samfundet 1994-12-01
Series:Current Swedish Archaeology
Online Access:https://193.10.12.85:443/csa/article/view/1240