Strøby Toftegård : Halls, Hierarchies and Social Dynamics in Late Iron Age and Viking Age Denmark
Examines the archaeological evidence of a magnate settlement in late Iron Age and Viking Age Denmark, highlighting its social hierarchies and political networks.Strøby Toftegård: Halls, Hierarchies and Social Dynamics in Late Iron Age and Viking Age Denmark presents and considers the archaeological...
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Oxbow Books
2025
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