Search for dissertations about: "Medieval Scandinavian"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words Medieval Scandinavian.

  2. 6. A Struggle for the Realm : Late-medieval Swedish rhyme chronicles as ideological expressions

    Author : Margaretha Nordquist; Olle Ferm; Anders Cullhed; Jens E. Olesen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; chronicles; ideology; historiography; rhyme chronicles; Middle Ages; realm; Sturekrönikan; Cronica Swecie; Sturekrönikan; Cronica Swecie; rimkrönikor; medeltiden; ideologi; riket; historieskrivning; History; historia;

    Abstract : The period from the mid-fifteenth century to the early sixteenth century was characterised by recurrent political turmoil and conflict in Scandinavia in general, and in Sweden in particular. Political power was contested, not least because of the disputed conditions on which the Swedish realm should be governed as part of the Scandinavian union monarchy. READ MORE

  4. 7. Casting Identities in Central Seclusion : Aspects of non-ferrous metalworking and society on Gotland in the Early Medieval Period

    Author : Ny Björn Gustafsson; Lena Holmquist; Heidemarie Eilbracht; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeometallurgy; Non-ferrous; Archaeological prospection; Metal detection; Geophysical survey; Sweden; Magnetometry; Gotland; Iron Age; Viking Period; Archaeological Science; laborativ arkeologi;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis has been to investigate and interpret late Iron Ageand Early Medieval traces of non-ferrous metalworking on the islandGotland, Sweden. Gotland was not, based on the archaeological record, anintegrated part of the common Scandinavian culture. READ MORE

  5. 8. The awakening of Christianity in Iceland : Discovery of a timber church and graveyard at Þórarinsstaðir in Seyðisfjörður

    Author : Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Christianization; continuity of cult; Christianity; Paganism; stave-church; timber church; private churches; missionary churches; mission; infiltration; graves; crosses; altar stone; silver ring; coin; weight; tephro-chronology; micro-archaeology; macro-archaeology; long-term processes; metaphors; Viking Age; Early Medieval Times; Thórarinsstadhir; Iceland; Northern Europe;

    Abstract : The central theme of this thesis is the Christianization of Iceland during the period from the late 10th century to the turn of the 12th century. The distinct, though similar, branches of Christianity are traced through the archaeological record, where the excavation of an Early Medieval timber church and graveyard at Thórarinsstadhir in Seydhisfjördhur is used as a basic source. READ MORE

  6. 9. The office of Saint Olav : A study of chant transmission

    Author : Eyolf Østrem; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Musicology; Oral and written transmission; St Olav; Passio Olavi; Plainchant; liturgy; Scandinavian church history; vellum fragments; Leo Treitler; memory; Musikvetenskap; Music; Musikvetenskap; Musicology; Musikvetenskap;

    Abstract : This dissertation is a study of various aspects of transmission of liturgy in the Medieval churches of the Nordic countries, taking its point of departure in an edition and close study of the office of St. Olav, the patron saint of Norway.The first part is historically orientated. READ MORE

  7. 10. Summer Climate Variability during the Past 1200 Years in Central Scandinavia – A Tree-Ring Perspective

    Author : Peng Zhang; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Central Scandinavia; climate variability; dendroclimatology; maximum latewood density; Medieval Climate Anomaly; model-proxy data comparison; Pinus sylvestris L.; temperature; tree-ring width;

    Abstract : To set the current 20th century warming in a long-term context, significant efforts have been made to reconstruct hemispheric-to-global temperatures beyond the instrumental period. Tree-rings, which have annual resolution and can be precisely dated, have been widely used to infer past climate variability. READ MORE