How Scandinavian was the early Viking Age in the Northern Isles?
The Northern Isles of Scotland (Orkney and Shetland) are celebrated not only as the nearest parts of the British Isles to Scandinavia, but also as their most Scandinavian in culture and heritage. The two neighbouring North Atlantic archipelagos (Fig. 1) were the last substantive territorial addition...
Main Author: | Griffiths, D |
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Other Authors: | Pedersen, A |
Format: | Conference item |
Language: | English |
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Aarhus University Press
2020
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