Bøger af Sarah Croix

En septemberdag i 1066 var det pludselig slut for den ellers succesfulde norske kong Harald 3. Hårderåde. Den såkaldte sidste viking, hvis CV talte utallige slag, lange rejser til bl.a. Kyiv og tjeneste hos kejseren i Konstantinopel, blev dræbt af en pil på slagmarken ved Stamford Bridge. Han havde forsøgt at gøre sine skandinaviske kongekollegaer kunsten efter og erobre England. Nederlaget satte punktum for det nordiske herredømme derovre, men også for den sagnomspundne vikingetid. Betegnelsen for den historiske periode blev opfundet af en dansk arkæolog i 1870’erne for at styrke fortællingen om nationen og er siden blevet brugt og misbrugt af fodboldfans, nazister og smørproducenter. Tag på togt med Sarah Croix, arkæolog og lektor ved Aarhus Universitet. Tiden er kommet til at få skilt vikingeskæg fra vikingesnot.

This is the second and final volume presenting the results of the Northern Emporium research project and the high-definition excavations carried out within this programme in 2017-18 in Ribe. The 22 chapters survey the remarkable range of finds retrieved from this hub of the North Sea world in the eighth and ninth centuries AD: artefacts made from pottery, stone, shell, glass, metals, amber, leather, wood, textile, bone and antler. They offer detailed insights that highlight discoveries such as the assemblages from glass bead or comb-making workshops, and rare finds such as wooden furnishings and musical instruments.The focus of the book is on assembling Ribe’s early urban network. By analysing finds and their context, we develop a picture of social roles and interactions between residents and visitors in the emporium. And we follow the connections they created with other worlds as we trace the flows of glass vessels, pottery and wine barrels from Western Europe; iron, stone and animal products from North and Central Scandinavia and beads and coins that travelled from the Middle East and the Indian Ocean into northern Europe’s new maritime frontier.