Pathways to Power in Early Medieval Northern Europe II
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Dept. of Archaeology, Univ. of Aberdeen
Organizer Name
Karen Milek
Organizer Affiliation
Univ. of Aberdeen
Presider Name
Jan-Henrik Fallgren
Presider Affiliation
Univ. of Aberdeen
Paper Title 1
Cattle and Power in Medieval Northern Cultures: Some Nordic Literary Sources
Presenter 1 Name
Lisa Collinson
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Univ. of Aberdeen
Paper Title 2
The Age of Monuments: Transformations of Power Structures in the Seventh-Century Uppsala Region
Presenter 2 Name
John Ljungkvist
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Uppsala Univ.
Paper Title 3
Between Ancestors and Jarls: Mobilization of Domestic Ritual and Leadership in the Viking Age
Presenter 3 Name
Timothy Carlisle
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Univ. of Aberdeen
Paper Title 4
Wider Nets, Bigger Fish: Interdisciplinary and Comparative Approaches to Power Transformations in Early Medieval Northern Europe
Presenter 4 Name
Karen Milek, Stefan Brink
Presenter 4 Affiliation
Univ. of Aberdeen, Univ. of Aberdeen
Start Date
17-5-2015 10:30 AM
Session Location
Bernhard 209
Description
The early medieval period was a watershed in northern Europe -- a time of fundamental changes in world views, political structures, and trade economies, which ultimately resulted in the emergence of new kingdoms in England, Scotland, Ireland, Frankia, Scandinavia and the Baltic region. An understanding of the transformations that irrevocably changed the political and economic landscape of northern Europe between the 6th and 12th centuries can only develop through the integration of a wide range of sources, yet it is rare for scholars from different specialisms to work together in a truly interdisciplinary environment. The Pathways to Power in Early Medieval Northern Europe sessions offer an opportunity for archaeologists, palaeoecologists, numismatists, historians, literary scholars, art historians and place-name specialists to meet and discuss how their research is illuminating the different ways in which the early medieval kingdoms of northern Europe developed: how power was negotiated and communicated, and how the emergence of kingdoms influenced literary cultures, art, lifeways, and relations with the land. It is hoped that the synergies produced by bringing together specialists from different disciplines, who are working on similar research questions but who normally attend different conferences, will expose scholars to ideas outside of their traditional intellectual boxes and lead to new collaborative initiatives that cross-cut disciplinary boundaries.
Karen Milek
Pathways to Power in Early Medieval Northern Europe II
Bernhard 209
The early medieval period was a watershed in northern Europe -- a time of fundamental changes in world views, political structures, and trade economies, which ultimately resulted in the emergence of new kingdoms in England, Scotland, Ireland, Frankia, Scandinavia and the Baltic region. An understanding of the transformations that irrevocably changed the political and economic landscape of northern Europe between the 6th and 12th centuries can only develop through the integration of a wide range of sources, yet it is rare for scholars from different specialisms to work together in a truly interdisciplinary environment. The Pathways to Power in Early Medieval Northern Europe sessions offer an opportunity for archaeologists, palaeoecologists, numismatists, historians, literary scholars, art historians and place-name specialists to meet and discuss how their research is illuminating the different ways in which the early medieval kingdoms of northern Europe developed: how power was negotiated and communicated, and how the emergence of kingdoms influenced literary cultures, art, lifeways, and relations with the land. It is hoped that the synergies produced by bringing together specialists from different disciplines, who are working on similar research questions but who normally attend different conferences, will expose scholars to ideas outside of their traditional intellectual boxes and lead to new collaborative initiatives that cross-cut disciplinary boundaries.
Karen Milek