Longphuirt, Wintersetlu, and Gorodišče: A Study of Viking Age Scandinavian Sites in Ireland, England, Russia, and Ukraine from the Eighth to the Tenth Centuries

This study examines and compares the beginning of the process of Viking Age Scandinavian migration to Eastern and Western Europe from the mid-eighth to mid-tenth centuries. While there have been comparisons of this process within the same geographic area, there have been few studies with detailed di...

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Main Author: Pidzamecky, William
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/74630/
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description This study examines and compares the beginning of the process of Viking Age Scandinavian migration to Eastern and Western Europe from the mid-eighth to mid-tenth centuries. While there have been comparisons of this process within the same geographic area, there have been few studies with detailed discussions which encompass both eastern and western sites. Using an interdisciplinary methodology, the present study brings together original research from different traditions to address a variety of questions related to areas of Scandinavian occupation such as who lived there? What roles did these sites fulfilled? What their impact was on identity? The cross-perspective approach focuses on a selection of case study sites located in present day Ireland, England, Russia, and Ukraine. The evidence from each case study is considered in relation to one another as well as to the wider context of Scandinavian occupation in their specific geographic regions. This study reveals that Scandinavian sites of occupation were multi-functional with varying degrees of capability to meet the military, commercial, and domestic needs of the inhabitants. They had the potential to function as administrative centres and nodal points of cross-cultural contact. The significance of this study is that it not only informs and broadens our understanding of Viking Age migration by viewing it as a global phenomenon, but also bridges the scholarly gap between eastern and western Viking Age scholarship.
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spelling nottingham-746302025-09-01T04:30:07Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/74630/ Longphuirt, Wintersetlu, and Gorodišče: A Study of Viking Age Scandinavian Sites in Ireland, England, Russia, and Ukraine from the Eighth to the Tenth Centuries Pidzamecky, William This study examines and compares the beginning of the process of Viking Age Scandinavian migration to Eastern and Western Europe from the mid-eighth to mid-tenth centuries. While there have been comparisons of this process within the same geographic area, there have been few studies with detailed discussions which encompass both eastern and western sites. Using an interdisciplinary methodology, the present study brings together original research from different traditions to address a variety of questions related to areas of Scandinavian occupation such as who lived there? What roles did these sites fulfilled? What their impact was on identity? The cross-perspective approach focuses on a selection of case study sites located in present day Ireland, England, Russia, and Ukraine. The evidence from each case study is considered in relation to one another as well as to the wider context of Scandinavian occupation in their specific geographic regions. This study reveals that Scandinavian sites of occupation were multi-functional with varying degrees of capability to meet the military, commercial, and domestic needs of the inhabitants. They had the potential to function as administrative centres and nodal points of cross-cultural contact. The significance of this study is that it not only informs and broadens our understanding of Viking Age migration by viewing it as a global phenomenon, but also bridges the scholarly gap between eastern and western Viking Age scholarship. 2023-12-15 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/74630/1/William%20Pidzamecky%20%E2%80%93%2014295927%20%E2%80%93%20thesis.pdf Pidzamecky, William (2023) Longphuirt, Wintersetlu, and Gorodišče: A Study of Viking Age Scandinavian Sites in Ireland, England, Russia, and Ukraine from the Eighth to the Tenth Centuries. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham. Viking Age Viking Ukraine Russia England Ireland Rus Winter Camps Longphuirt Wintersetlu Gorodišče interdisciplinary archaeology history
spellingShingle Viking Age
Viking
Ukraine
Russia
England
Ireland
Rus
Winter Camps
Longphuirt
Wintersetlu
Gorodišče
interdisciplinary
archaeology
history
Pidzamecky, William
Longphuirt, Wintersetlu, and Gorodišče: A Study of Viking Age Scandinavian Sites in Ireland, England, Russia, and Ukraine from the Eighth to the Tenth Centuries
title Longphuirt, Wintersetlu, and Gorodišče: A Study of Viking Age Scandinavian Sites in Ireland, England, Russia, and Ukraine from the Eighth to the Tenth Centuries
title_full Longphuirt, Wintersetlu, and Gorodišče: A Study of Viking Age Scandinavian Sites in Ireland, England, Russia, and Ukraine from the Eighth to the Tenth Centuries
title_fullStr Longphuirt, Wintersetlu, and Gorodišče: A Study of Viking Age Scandinavian Sites in Ireland, England, Russia, and Ukraine from the Eighth to the Tenth Centuries
title_full_unstemmed Longphuirt, Wintersetlu, and Gorodišče: A Study of Viking Age Scandinavian Sites in Ireland, England, Russia, and Ukraine from the Eighth to the Tenth Centuries
title_short Longphuirt, Wintersetlu, and Gorodišče: A Study of Viking Age Scandinavian Sites in Ireland, England, Russia, and Ukraine from the Eighth to the Tenth Centuries
title_sort longphuirt, wintersetlu, and gorodišče: a study of viking age scandinavian sites in ireland, england, russia, and ukraine from the eighth to the tenth centuries
topic Viking Age
Viking
Ukraine
Russia
England
Ireland
Rus
Winter Camps
Longphuirt
Wintersetlu
Gorodišče
interdisciplinary
archaeology
history
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/74630/