Peace Agreements Through Rituals in Areas of Confrontation in the Viking Age
The aim of this paper is to discuss peace agreements and rituals from the perspective of the history of religions. Hostages, fosterages, intermarriages, and other ritual activities were associated with peacemaking during the Viking Age. These ritual activities will be discussed in relation to a prop...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2017]
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Temenos
Year: 2017, Volume: 53, Issue: 2, Pages: 265-284 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Landnámabók
/ Íslendinga sögur
/ Vikings
/ Peace treaty
/ Ritual
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia |
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