Download full text
(530.1Kb)
Citation Suggestion
Please use the following Persistent Identifier (PID) to cite this document:
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-55898-4
Exports for your reference manager
Die Wikinger auf dem westeuropäischen Kontinent: Normannische Aktionen und karolingische Reaktionen - eine historisch-archäologische Spurensuche entlang von Flüssen
The Vikings in Western Europe: Norman Campaigns and Carolingian Reactions - Historical-Archaeological Detective Work along Rivers
[journal article]
Abstract In contrast to the regions attacked by the Vikings/Normans, only very scanty archaeological
evidence testifies to their presence on the Western European continent. Instead, a wealth of contemporary written accounts survives which, so far, has only been used for conventional historical purposes. The... view more
In contrast to the regions attacked by the Vikings/Normans, only very scanty archaeological
evidence testifies to their presence on the Western European continent. Instead, a wealth of contemporary written accounts survives which, so far, has only been used for conventional historical purposes. These sources are here being examined for the Carolingian period, using methods which have long proven their effectiveness in archaeological research: Maps have been drawn up on various aspects that could, theoretically, have been reflected in archaeology as well. The expansion maps thus created vividly convey the sheer spatial and temporal intensity of the cataclysmic events that occurred throughout the ninth century.... view less
Classification
General History
Document language
German
Publication Year
2006
Page/Pages
p. 7-58
Journal
Deutsches Schiffahrtsarchiv, 29 (2006)
ISSN
0343-3668
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications