Medieval Icelandic swords have received relatively little attention. The period 1100-1600 is the main focus of this research. Surviving swords from this period along with a variety of other resources were used to try to determine whether the swords preserved can indicate anything about how common swords in Iceland actually were. Many might dismiss this as a result of Icelandic society never needing any weapons. The aim of this thesis is to try to cast some light on the preserved swords provenance while providing some long overdue data and information on the swords from 1100-1600. Íslensk sverð hafa fengið tiltölulega litla athygli. Megináhersan er lögð á tímabiðið frá 1100 til 1600 í þessari rannsókn. Sverð frá þessu tímabili ásamt ýms...
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Anglo-Saxon swords or the L-type swords in England and ScandinaviaThis article discusses the L-type ...
The purpose of this essay is to investigate the deformed Viking swords as seen in the historical Swe...
Research about viking age swords is nothing new but for a long time the main focus have been differe...
This thesis deals with the famous Ulfberhtswords that were created in Europe during the 9–12th cen...
When one thinks of the Viking Age various thoughts come to mind, from horned helmets (thanks to Holl...
This thesis investigates the representation of land and landownership in medieval Icelandic texts. I...
Vikingtidens begynnelse settes ofte til angrepet på Lindisfarne i England rundt 793. Dette er starte...
This essay discusses the development of swords in the southern region of Sweden, Skåne. It attempts ...
The tourism industry has developed rapidly in Iceland during the last decade. It is based on both cu...
Whetstones were essential sharpening tools from the Iron Age and well into modern times. They were a...
The Icelandic sagas are a major source of information on the Vikings and their fighting prowess. In ...
This thesis examines the memorial meaning attributed to royal power in the Icelandic legal tradition...
This essay is a cultural and military history of the sword in early Medieval Scandinavia and Norther...
Research on the material culture of Viking Age graves in Iceland, and Icelandic Viking Age archaeolo...
This thesis is based on research that was conducted on fragment α of AM 162 B fol., which preserves ...
Anglo-Saxon swords or the L-type swords in England and ScandinaviaThis article discusses the L-type ...
The purpose of this essay is to investigate the deformed Viking swords as seen in the historical Swe...