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From Goths to Varangians : Communication and Cultural Exchange between the Baltic and the Black Sea /

In late Antiquity, archaeology demonstrates lively and far-flung exchange along the river Dniester, through current Poland to the Baltic. By the 11th century the former Barbaricum had been transformed into a string of Christian kingdoms and principalities, whose parallel histories are as conspicuous...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Sindbaek, Soren M., Lind, John, 1945-, Hojberg Bjerg, Line Maj-Britt
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Aarhus : Aarhus University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In late Antiquity, archaeology demonstrates lively and far-flung exchange along the river Dniester, through current Poland to the Baltic. By the 11th century the former Barbaricum had been transformed into a string of Christian kingdoms and principalities, whose parallel histories are as conspicuous as their differences. From the legendary migrations of the Goths in Antiquity to the Varangian guard at the imperial court of Byzantium in the late Viking Age, trans-cultural interaction complemented important historical development. This book is about aspects of the changing interactions from late Antiquity to the High Middle Ages, from Goths to Varangians, and from the Baltic to the Black Sea. The history and archaeology of these connections have been poorly exposed and investigated in modern times. The papers presented in this volume are a selection of those presented during a series of four meetings organised 2007-2009 by the 'Varangian Network'
Descripción Física:1 online resource (418 pages): illustrations (some color), maps
ISBN:9788771244250