Nikolaus Rungius: Lifestyle and Status of an Early Seventeenth-Century Northern Finnish Vicar
Abstract Vicar Nikolaus Rungius’s (ca. 1560–1629) mummified remains have been the subject of research that has provided a wide variety of information on his life. This article examines the ways Rungius’s health and lifestyle highlight his status as a vicar, and this status is visible in his burial a...
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crspringernat:10.1007/s41636-020-00268-y 2023-05-15T17:42:30+02:00 Nikolaus Rungius: Lifestyle and Status of an Early Seventeenth-Century Northern Finnish Vicar Väre, Tiina Lipkin, Sanna Suomela, Jenni A. Vajanto, Krista Emil Aaltosen Säätiö 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41636-020-00268-y https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s41636-020-00268-y.pdf https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41636-020-00268-y/fulltext.html en eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Historical Archaeology volume 55, issue 1, page 11-29 ISSN 0440-9213 2328-1103 Archaeology History Archaeology journal-article 2020 crspringernat https://doi.org/10.1007/s41636-020-00268-y 2022-01-04T10:22:11Z Abstract Vicar Nikolaus Rungius’s (ca. 1560–1629) mummified remains have been the subject of research that has provided a wide variety of information on his life. This article examines the ways Rungius’s health and lifestyle highlight his status as a vicar, and this status is visible in his burial and funerary clothing. He was a relatively large man for his time. CT scans even include indications of certain conditions related to being overweight. Likewise, stable-isotope analyses of his nail keratin support the hypothesis that he was consuming a rather heavy, protein-rich diet. Given his status as the vicar of Kemi parish in northern Finland, he likely made sumptuous use of the rich local natural resources of fish, game, and domestic animals as part of his regular diet. In addition to his diet and health, the vicar’s high-quality clothes, while fragmentary, also open an avenue to extend the exploration of his social status and wealth. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland Springer Nature (via Crossref) Historical Archaeology 55 1 11 29 |
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Abstract Vicar Nikolaus Rungius’s (ca. 1560–1629) mummified remains have been the subject of research that has provided a wide variety of information on his life. This article examines the ways Rungius’s health and lifestyle highlight his status as a vicar, and this status is visible in his burial and funerary clothing. He was a relatively large man for his time. CT scans even include indications of certain conditions related to being overweight. Likewise, stable-isotope analyses of his nail keratin support the hypothesis that he was consuming a rather heavy, protein-rich diet. Given his status as the vicar of Kemi parish in northern Finland, he likely made sumptuous use of the rich local natural resources of fish, game, and domestic animals as part of his regular diet. In addition to his diet and health, the vicar’s high-quality clothes, while fragmentary, also open an avenue to extend the exploration of his social status and wealth. |
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Nikolaus Rungius: Lifestyle and Status of an Early Seventeenth-Century Northern Finnish Vicar |
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Nikolaus Rungius: Lifestyle and Status of an Early Seventeenth-Century Northern Finnish Vicar |
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