King Olaf's men? Contextualizing Viking burials at S:t Olofsholm, Gotland, Sweden

• Published in: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
• Main Authors: Geber, Jonny, Pickard, Catriona, Macaud, Sarah, Sten, Sabine, Carlsson, Dan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2023
• Subjects: Norway; Rus’; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oa.3211; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/oa.3211; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/oa.3211

Abstract The discovery of burials at S:t Olofsholm, a site associated with the Saint Olaf cult on Gotland in Sweden, has enabled a bioarchaeological contextualization of medieval legends and sagas in conjunction with the archaelogical record. This study seeks to illuminate who were buried at S:t Olo...