The Conversion of Scandinavia
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The Conversion of Scandinavia

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
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The Conversion of Scandinavia

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In this book a MacArthur Award-winning scholar argues for a radically new interpretation of the conversion of Scandinavia from paganism to Christianity in the early Middle Ages. Overturning the received narrative of Europe's military and religious conquest and colonization of the region, Anders Winroth contends that rather than acting as passive recipients, Scandinavians converted to Christianity because it was in individual chieftains' political, economic, and cultural interests to do so.

Through a painstaking analysis and historical reconstruction of both archeological and literary sources, and drawing on scholarly work that has been unavailable in English, Winroth opens up new avenues for studying European ascendency and the expansion of Christianity in the medieval period.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Note on Names and Translations
  4. Maps
  5. Introduction: Europe, Scandinavia, and Hallfred the Skald
  6. 1. The Dynamic Eighth Century: Scandinavia Comes of Age
  7. 2. The Raids of the Vikings
  8. 3. The Power of Gifts
  9. 4. Carving Out Power
  10. 5. Weland, Ulfberht, and Other Artisans
  11. 6. The Lure of the Exotic
  12. 7. Networks of Trade
  13. 8. The Story of Conversion
  14. 9. Writing Conversion
  15. 10. The Gift of Christianity
  16. 11. Kings of God’s Grace
  17. 12. Scandinavia in European History
  18. Abbreviations
  19. Notes
  20. Bibliography
  21. Index