Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Age of William the Conqueror
- Cambridge Companions to Culture
- The Cambridge Companion to the Age of William the Conqueror
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Prologue: Studying the Age of William the Conqueror
- Part I Home and Away
- 1 Normandy and the Continent
- 2 England and the Insular World
- 3 Scandinavia and the North Sea World
- Part II Space and Society
- Part III Individuals and Institutions
- Part IV Cultural Perspectives
- Epilogue: The Legacy of William the Conqueror and His Age Today
- Bibliography
- Index nominum et locorum
3 - Scandinavia and the North Sea World
from Part I - Home and Away
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 June 2022
- The Cambridge Companion to the Age of William the Conqueror
- Cambridge Companions to Culture
- The Cambridge Companion to the Age of William the Conqueror
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Prologue: Studying the Age of William the Conqueror
- Part I Home and Away
- 1 Normandy and the Continent
- 2 England and the Insular World
- 3 Scandinavia and the North Sea World
- Part II Space and Society
- Part III Individuals and Institutions
- Part IV Cultural Perspectives
- Epilogue: The Legacy of William the Conqueror and His Age Today
- Bibliography
- Index nominum et locorum
Summary
This chapter concludes the volume’s first thematic strand (Home and Away) with a study of Scandinavia and the North Sea world in the age of William the Conqueror. Beginning with Denmark and Norway, it moves on to scrutinise the legacy of Cnut’s North Sea empire, before turning to Scandinavia’s Christianisation and the consolidation of its Church. This is followed by a study of towns, trade centres, and the settlement and increasing urbanisation of the North Atlantic. The chapter is rounded off by discussions of Sweden and the two Baltic Islands of Gotland and Bornholm.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022