|
|
Article: James Graham-Campbell, Richard Hall, Judith Jesch, and David N. Parsons, eds. Vikings and the Danelaw: Select Papers from the Proceedings of the Thirteenth Viking Congress, Nottingham and York, 21-30 August 1997.(Book Review)
- Article from:
- Scandinavian Studies
- Article date:
- December 22, 2002
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2002 Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2001. Pp. xiii + 368.
For its quadrennial meeting in 1987 the Viking Congress chose to focus on the Danelaw, an obvious choice since, beginning in the late ninth century, Danish Vikings had settled within the large area of northeast England that later was identified by its separate "Danish law." Given the diversified nature of the evidence--archaeological, linguistic, artistic, and documentary--Danelaw studies are by nature interdisciplinary and comparative, and the volume under consideration is no exception. Among its twenty-one essays archeology figures prominently followed by literary, historical, and stylistic contributions. ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: 10,000 historic sites at risk from climate change EXCLUSIVE: ...
The Sunday Herald;
September 23, 2007 ;
700+ words
... ... Archaeological sites, ancient monuments and historic buildings are all threatened by climate change, " said HEACS secretary, Olwyn Owen. "But they also have much to teach us. This is not the first time that Scotland's inhabitants have had to adapt to change ...
|
|