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Viking Law and Order: Places and Rituals of Assembly in the Medieval North

Alexandra Sanmark

ISBN13: 9781474402293

Published: July 2017

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Country of Publication: Scotland

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The Vikings are well-known for their violent raids and pillage, but they also had a well-organised system for political decision-making, legal cases and conflict resolution.

These activities took place at outdoor assembly sites, such as Thingvellir in Iceland, which were carefully selected for their characteristics and then maintained and rebuilt over time. Whilst not neglecting or denying the violent elements of the Norse people, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of their well-ordered culture of law and assembly. It is demonstrated that these two elements formed an integral part of Norse life and identity, to the extent that the assembly institution was brought to all Norse settlements.

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Contents:: Chapter 1: Researching assembly sites; I. Brief introduction; II. The Contents of this book; III. Previous research: the state of knowledge in 2004; IV. A new interdisciplinary approach; V. Assembly sites in this book: complex and layered; Chapter 2: Norse assembly organisation within its European context; I. Assembly organisation on the Continent; II. Norse administrative organisation; Chapter 3: Assembly sites in Scandinavia: overview of sites, traits and features; I. Sites and case study areas: Sweden; Denmark; Norway; II. Royal and elite presence and involvement; Chapter 4: Assembly sites in Scandinavia: Activities and Rituals of the Elite; I. Mounds; II. Thing ‘peace’ and sacred space; III. Symbolic islands; IV. Rituals of motion; V. The ritual theatre; VI. Spectacle; VI. Conclusion; Chapter 5: Assembly sites in Scandinavia: Activities and Rituals of the Community; I. Time; II. Communication and travel; III. Hearths and cooking pits; IV. Entertainment; V. Building the assembly sites; VI. Communal land; VII. Trade; VIII. Conclusion; Chapter 6: The constantly evolving assembly site: the effects of Christianity and Urbanisation; I. Thing sites – short lived and long lived; II. Top-level assemblies and markets; III. The amalgamation of Assemblies, Towns and Bishoprics: Sweden; Denmark; Norway; III. Conclusion; Chapter 7. The Norse westward expansion: Thing sites in Iceland, Faroe Islands and Greenland; I. Iceland: Location and communication; Water; Booths; Site markers; Churches; II. The Faroe Islands: Location and communication; Water; Booths; Site markers; Shifts; III. Greenland: Brattahlíð; Garðar; Greenland summary; IV. Discussion and Conclusion; Chapter 8: Thing sites in Scotland; I: The top-level assemblies; I. Introduction; II. Administrative organisation: Units; Hierarchy; III. Top-level sites in Scotland: Shetland; Orkney; Caithness and Sutherland; Rosshire; Kingdom of Man and the Isles; Ireland; IV. Conclusions; Chapter 9: Thing sites in Scotland II: Local assembly sites; I. Water location: Islands, Isthmuses and Streams; II. Mounds; III. Boundary locations; IV. Churches; VI. Conclusions; Chapter 10: Assemblies in the longue durée; I. ‘Barbarians’ v. Romans; II. Power of the past; III. The Legacy of the thing institution; Abbreviations; Bibliography