Silver, butter, cloth

Titel: Silver, butter, cloth : monetary and social economies in the Viking age / edited by Jane Kershaw and Gareth Williams ; consultant editors Søren Sindbæk and James Graham-Campbell
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Veröffentlicht: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018
Umfang: xvi, 306 Seiten : Illustrationen, Tabellen, Karten ; 25 cm
Format: Buch
Sprache: Englisch
Schriftenreihe/
mehrbändiges Werk:
Medieval history and archaeology
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Andere Ausgaben: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe: Silver, butter, cloth. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019. - 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 306 Seiten)
ISBN: 9780198827986
  • List of Illustrations
  • p. ix
  • List of Tables
  • p. xiii
  • Notes on Contributors
  • p. xv
  • Introduction: Economy, Currency, and. Value in the Viking Age
  • p. 1
  • 1
  • Silver Fragmentation: Reinterpreting the Evidence of the Hoards
  • p. 15
  • 2
  • As Long as it Glitters: A Re-evaluation of the Mixed Silver Hoards of Bornholm, Denmark
  • p. 32
  • 3
  • On Silver Fragmentation: How Reliable is Metrological Data? A Case Study Based on the Mózgowo Hoard
  • p. 57
  • 4
  • Royalty and Renewal in Viking Age Ireland
  • p. 73
  • 5
  • The Rise of Spiritual Economies in Late Viking and Early Medieval Scandinavia
  • p. 90
  • 6
  • Reflections on Kingship, the Church, and Viking Age Silver in Ireland
  • p. 104
  • 7
  • Beyond Economics: The Use of Coins as Pendants in Viking Age Scandinavia
  • p. 123
  • 8
  • A Viking Age Gold Hoard from Essu, Estonia: Context, Function, and Meaning
  • p. 145
  • 9
  • The Importance of Containers for the Deposition and Non-Retrieval of Silver Hoards: A Comparison between Gotland and Pomerania
  • p. 169
  • 10
  • From Local Supply to Long-Distance Trade Networks: Fingerprinting Early Medieval Silver
  • p. 189
  • 11
  • Provenancing Viking Age Silver: Methodological and Theoretical Considerations and a Case Study
  • p. 206
  • 12
  • Gold as a Means of Exchange in Scandinavian England (c.ad 850-1050)
  • p. 227
  • 13
  • Vaðmál and Cloth Currency in Viking and Medieval Iceland
  • p. 251
  • 14
  • Tracing the Late Viking Age and Medieval Butter Economy: The View from Quoygrew, Orkney
  • p. 278
  • Index
  • p. 297