Archaic Martial Traditions in High Medieval Scandinavia: A Glimpse of Viking Age Warfare?

Most written evidence regarding warfare in Viking Age Scandinavia originates either from contemporaneous chronicles – recorded by those at the receiving end of Norse attacks – from skaldic poetry, or from high medieval Scandinavian texts. However, these sources often prove problematic: either in th...

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Autor principal:	Beñat Elortza Larrea
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Publicado:	Norsk arkeologisk selskap 2021
Materias:	Archaeology CC1-960
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1c1453364454414d8a8173b59ba30b0e2021-11-23T14:50:56ZArchaic Martial Traditions in High Medieval Scandinavia: A Glimpse of Viking Age Warfare?10.5617/viking.90480332-608X2535-2660https://doaj.org/article/1c1453364454414d8a8173b59ba30b0e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.uio.no/viking/article/view/9048https://doaj.org/toc/0332-608Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2535-2660 Most written evidence regarding warfare in Viking Age Scandinavia originates either from contemporaneous chronicles – recorded by those at the receiving end of Norse attacks – from skaldic poetry, or from high medieval Scandinavian texts. However, these sources often prove problematic: either in the form of chronicles from other parts of Europe, which often exaggerate the brutality of Viking raids, or from 13th century Icelandic writers, who embellish accounts of long deceased rulers. This article explores archaic martial features found in 12th- and 13th-century contemporaneous sagas and treatises to identify and analyse the continued influence of Viking Age military practices in high medieval Scandinavia. By comparing information found in three medieval texts to scholarly contributions on Viking Age warfare; skaldic poems; and archaeological evidence, this article aims to identify Viking Age military features that survived the military transformation, which followed the periods of internal struggles that the Scandinavian kingdoms underwent from the 1130s onwards. Beñat Elortza LarreaNorsk arkeologisk selskaparticleArchaeologyCC1-960NBSVViking, Vol 84, Iss 1 (2021)
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description	Most written evidence regarding warfare in Viking Age Scandinavia originates either from contemporaneous chronicles – recorded by those at the receiving end of Norse attacks – from skaldic poetry, or from high medieval Scandinavian texts. However, these sources often prove problematic: either in the form of chronicles from other parts of Europe, which often exaggerate the brutality of Viking raids, or from 13th century Icelandic writers, who embellish accounts of long deceased rulers. This article explores archaic martial features found in 12th- and 13th-century contemporaneous sagas and treatises to identify and analyse the continued influence of Viking Age military practices in high medieval Scandinavia. By comparing information found in three medieval texts to scholarly contributions on Viking Age warfare; skaldic poems; and archaeological evidence, this article aims to identify Viking Age military features that survived the military transformation, which followed the periods of internal struggles that the Scandinavian kingdoms underwent from the 1130s onwards.
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title	Archaic Martial Traditions in High Medieval Scandinavia: A Glimpse of Viking Age Warfare?
title_short	Archaic Martial Traditions in High Medieval Scandinavia: A Glimpse of Viking Age Warfare?
title_full	Archaic Martial Traditions in High Medieval Scandinavia: A Glimpse of Viking Age Warfare?
title_fullStr	Archaic Martial Traditions in High Medieval Scandinavia: A Glimpse of Viking Age Warfare?
title_full_unstemmed	Archaic Martial Traditions in High Medieval Scandinavia: A Glimpse of Viking Age Warfare?
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Archaic Martial Traditions in High Medieval Scandinavia: A Glimpse of Viking Age Warfare?

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