Viking Expansion Northwards:Mediaeval Sources

Evidence for Scandinavian activities in the northwestern part of the Barents Sea is scanty; according to the Annals, Svalbaro(i) was discovered in 1194, but the entry refers to Jan Mayen rather than present-day Svalbard/Spitsbergen. By contrast, the southern fringe of the Barents Sea was more than o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hofstra, Tette, Samplonius, Kees
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1995
Subjects:
MIDDLE AGES
WHITE SEA
BJARMALAND
RUSSIA
VIKINGS
NORSE
SAMI
TRADE
SUPERSTITION
Arctic
Barents Sea
Greenland
Jan Mayen
Norway
Svalbard
Tromso
White Sea
sami
Spitsbergen
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11370/4c61d3ea-766c-4165-bbb9-94323f5a47e0
https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/4c61d3ea-766c-4165-bbb9-94323f5a47e0
https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/66571879/40511658.pdf

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