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The Nordic Beowulf
Cross-disciplinary study arguing that the material, geographical, historical, social, and ideological framework of Beowulf cannot be the independent literary product of an Old English Christian poet, but was in all essentials created orally in Scandinavia.
Early Humans and Their World
Summarizing modern research on early hominid evolution from the apes six million years ago to the emergence of modern humans, this book is the first to present a synthetic discussion of many aspects of early human life.
I Beowulfs spår
Sagan om Beowulf är ingen saga. Kvädet är en berättelse som handlar om personer som funnits i verkligheten på Gotland under 400- och 500-talet. Författarna Hans Wanneby och Rikard Evertsson pusslar ihop bitarna från kvädets gåtfulla innehåll och skapar en helhet som tidigare inte presenterats. Nu får draken och monstret sin förklaring och den fysiska miljön runt kungshallen på Stavgard levandegörs. Genom att vandra i Beowulfs spår, ger de platserna i kvädet nytt liv och sammanhang. Gotlands bildstenar får en ny innebörd vad gäller tolkningen av vår gemensamma historia. Hans Wanneby är historiker och guide på vikingagården Stavgard, Rikard Evertsson arbetar som lantmätare.
Encyclopedia of Archaeology
Encyclopedia of Archaeology: The Great Archaeologists features 58 remarkable biographies written by some of the world's best-known archaeologists. These essays are arranged chronologically and thus constitute a history of archaeology from its beginnings in the Renaissance to the present day. Especially exciting is the coverage of figures little known to readers in the West: Russian, Chinese, and Mexican archaeologists receive their due. Each biography begins with a brief summary of the subject's importance, then goes on to discuss the life and contributions of the biographee, with a focus on his or her role in the development of archaeology as a discipline. Controversy (take, for example, the notorious Schliemann, excavator of Troy) is not swept under the rug. Each essay concludes with a bibliography of primary sources (for people who want to read about the archaeologists' discoveries in their own words) and secondary sources (to see what critics and admirers had to say).
The Demise of Norse Religion
When describing the transition from Old Norse religion to Christianity in recent studies, the concept of "Christianization" is often applied. To a large extent this historiography focuses on the outcome of the encounter, namely the description of early Medieval Christianity and the new Christian society. The purpose of the present study is to concentrate more exclusively on the Old Norse religion during this period of change and to analyze the processes behind its disappearance on an official level of the society. More specifically this study concentrates on the role of Viking kings and indigenous agency in the winding up of the old religion. An actor-oriented perspective will thus be established, which focuses on the actions, methods and strategies applied by the early Christian Viking kings when dismantling the religious tradition that had previously formed their lives. In addition, the resistance that some pagan chieftains offered against these Christian kings is discussed as well as the question why they defended the old religious tradition.
The Great Archaeologists
This is a compelling journey through the lives of those intrepid excavators and decipherers who revealed buried cities, lost civilizations and forgotten scripts to the modern world. 200 years of archaeological research, excavation and thought are told entertainingly and knowledgeably by some of the world's greatest living archaeologists through the life stories of seventy of the greatest pioneers, setting little-known names beside the giants in the field. This fascinating book is full of intriguing anecdotes, personal accounts and revealing insights. Editor, Brian Fagan is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of California,Santa Barbara.
