| Description |
1 online resource (235 pages) |
| Series |
Crossing boundaries: Turku Medieval and Early Modern studies |
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Crossing boundaries: Turku medieval and early modern studies.
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| Contents |
The northern part of the Ocean in the eyes of ancient geographers / Aleksandr Podossinov -- Austmarr on the mental map of medieval Scandinavians / Tatjana Jackson -- The connection between geographical space and collective memory in Jómsvíkinga saga / Sirpa Aalto -- Rune carvers traversing Austmarr? / Laila Kitzler Åhfeldt -- Polish noble families and noblemen of Scandinavian origin in the eleventh and twelfth centuries / Leszek Slupecki -- A medieval trade in female slaves from the north along the Volga / Jukka Korpela -- Ahti on the Nydam strap-ring / Kendra Willson -- Low German and Finnish revisited / Mikko Bentlin -- Mythic logic and meta-discursive practices in the Scandinavian and Baltic regions / Lauri Harvilahti -- The artificial bride on both sides of the Gulf of Finland / Karolina Kouvola -- Local Sámi bear ceremonialism in the Circum-Baltic perspective / Maths Bertell -- Mythologies in transformation / Frog |
| Summary |
Since prehistoric times, the Baltic Sea has acted as a crucial nexus that has shaped the languages, folklore, religions, literature, technology, and identities of the Germanic, Finnic, Sámi, Baltic, and Slavic peoples. This anthology first provides an in-depth introduction to the networks among those peoples. The contributors analyze conceptions of geography, followed by explorations of intercultural transfers, such as the slave trade and rune carving techniques. Finally, they turn their attention to mythology and ceremonialism |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Baltic Sea -- History
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| Subject |
Atlantic Ocean -- Baltic Sea
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Willson, Kendra, editor.
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Bertell, Maths, editor.
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Frog, 1972- editor
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| ISBN |
9789048532674 |
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9048532671 |
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