Monograph announcement: Viking Law and Order: Places and Rituals of Assembly in the Medieval North

• Main Author: Sanmark, Alexandra
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Iceland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/monograph-announcement-viking-law-and-order-places-and-rituals-of-assembly-in-the-medieval-north(c0450d5e-7b46-4e65-91cd-54dca1be908f).html; https://www.helsinki.fi/sites/default/files/atoms/files/rmn_14_methodologies.pdf#page=173

The new monograph Viking Law and Order: Places and Rituals of Assembly in the Medieval North is the first comprehensive study of Viking-Age and Norse assembly (thing) sites, covering Scandinavia, Scotland and the North Atlantic region. Until very recently the characteristics of thing sites were virtually unknown, apart from a few select sites such as Þingvellir in Iceland and Gamla Uppsala in Sweden. Using archaeological evidence, written sources and place names, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of these assembly sites, showing that they played an integral role in Norse culture and identity.