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Introduction. J. Jesch 1
Dwellings and Settlements: Structure and Characteristics. B. Magnus 5
On archaeology and landscape. Natural preconditions for subsistence and surplus. Literary illustrations. Not only farmers. The prelude. Farms and villages. Vorbasse: a wandering village and a reference. Village problems in the middle Iron Age. The military aspect. The change. Long-lived farms and central places. A different landscape. Trading places. Urban centres. Farms and villages of the Viking period. Exploitation of resources. Military structures. Wealth built on slavery? Discussion 33
Kinship and Social Relations in the Early Medieval Period in Svealand Elucidated Dna. B. Arrhenius 45
Discussion 51
Kinship and Marriage: The Family, its Relationships and Renewal. E. Vestergaard 59
Introduction. Norwegian and Icelandic medieval laws. Kinship in the Poetic Edda and in German heroic epic. The Faeroese tradition. Kinship in modern Europe. Conclusion. Discussion 74
Law and Legal Customs in Viking Age Scandinavia S. Brink 87
Introduction. Contemporary evidence for Viking Age law in Scandinavia. Place-names in -log, -lag. Thing mounds - place-names in -haug, -hög - and -thing sites. Inheritance and the right to óol - the enumeration of pedigrees. Cultic and legal practices in early Scandinavia. Conclusion. Discussion 117
Rural Economy: Ecology, Hunting, Pastoralism, Agricultural and Nutritional Aspects. L. Bender Jørgensen 129
Introduction. Ecology. Rural economy of the Vendel and Viking periods. Pastoralism. Agriculture. Fishing. Hunting. Forestry. Iron production and quarrying. Economics. Discussion 145
Patterns of Settlement and Defence at the Proto-Town of Birka Lake Mälar Eastern Sweden. L. Holmquist Olausson 153
Introduction. Landscape and settlement population in the Mälar Valley. Birka's Archaeological Remains. Birka Before Birka. Birka's fortification. Concluding remarks. Discussion 168
Urban Economy in Southern Scandinavia in the Second Half of the First Millennium AD. S. Nielsen 177
Introduction. The domestic mode of production and beyond. Specialized craft. Economy: theoretical issues. Trade. Coins and precious metals. Transport. Urbanism. Conclusion. Discussion 198
Vikings in the British Isles: A Question of Sources. D. N. Dumville 209
Discussion 240
Eagles, Ravens and Wolves: Beasts of Battle, Symbols of Victory and Death. J. Jesch 251
Introduction. The beasts of battle in Old English and Old Norse poetry. The beasts of battle in skaldic poetry. Comparative angles. Eagles, ravens and wolves in other Norse poetry. Summary and further discussion. Discussion. 271
The "Ludwigslied" and the Battle of Saucourt. D. H. Green 281
Discussion 297
Harald Bluetooth - A Saint Very Nearly Made by Adam of Bremen. N. Lund 303
Discussion 315
Current Issues and Future Directions in the Study of the Scandinavians. Summary of discussions with comments by G. Ausenda 321
Index 353
List of Maps
Map of late Roman north-eastern continental Europe 3
Map of medieval Scandinavia 4
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