Burial Layout, Society and Sacred Geography - A Viking Age Example from Jämtland
ln the Viking Age cotnmunity in the Lake Storsjön district in central Jämtland the landscape, the society and the religion formed a conceptual totality. The political power had religious overtones and was legitimized through the topography of the district, which was comprehended by the inhabitants...
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Svenska Arkeologiska Samfundet
1997-12-01
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| Series: | Current Swedish Archaeology |
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ln the Viking Age cotnmunity in the Lake Storsjön district in central Jämtland the landscape, the society and the religion formed a conceptual totality. The political power had religious overtones and was legitimized through the topography of the district, which was comprehended by the inhabitants as god-given. This result has been achieved through structural analysis of two different source materials. One is an analysis of the sacred place-names in the district. The other analysis has used the richly furnished Viking Age cemetery of Röstahammaren, in particular its most well-equipped grave, male grave IV. There are structural parallels between these materials,
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| spelling | doaj.art-f0a6bbfc14ef4f8a9f1cb6a134b087ca2023-03-24T02:26:52ZengSvenska Arkeologiska SamfundetCurrent Swedish Archaeology1102-73552002-39011997-12-015110.37718/CSA.1997.06Burial Layout, Society and Sacred Geography - A Viking Age Example from JämtlandMikael Jakobsson0The Central Board of National Antiquities ln the Viking Age cotnmunity in the Lake Storsjön district in central Jämtland the landscape, the society and the religion formed a conceptual totality. The political power had religious overtones and was legitimized through the topography of the district, which was comprehended by the inhabitants as god-given. This result has been achieved through structural analysis of two different source materials. One is an analysis of the sacred place-names in the district. The other analysis has used the richly furnished Viking Age cemetery of Röstahammaren, in particular its most well-equipped grave, male grave IV. There are structural parallels between these materials, https://193.10.12.85:443/csa/article/view/1048 |
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