Hofstaðir : Excavations of a Viking Age Feasting Hall in North-Eastern Iceland

• Main Authors: Lucas, G., Batey, C., Gudmundsson, G., Lawson, I.T., McGovern, T.H., Simpson, I.A.
• Format: Book
• Language: unknown
• Published: Institute of Archaeology 2009
• Subjects: CC Archaeology; Hofstaðir; Iceland
• Online Access: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/44175/

This is the first output from a multi national collaborative project based in Iceland. The site is a substantial settlement or skali, which has been variously interepreted as a pagan temple or a ritualistic centre. It is clear it is a primary farmstead which played a major local and national role. T...