An early attempt to understand a process with little evidence and many assumptions, the question ... more An early attempt to understand a process with little evidence and many assumptions, the question of when the vikings in Ireland became Christian.
This article investigates the implications of the recent application of the term 'diaspora' to th... more This article investigates the implications of the recent application of the term 'diaspora' to the overseas settlements of the Viking Age and offers a speculative assessment, based on literary, historical, archaeological, sculptural and onomastic evidence, of how the concept might contribute to our understanding of the cultural dynamics of the period. This exploratory look at connectivity in the 'viking world' considers the respective roles of the Scandinavian homelands and overseas settlements in the interplay of cultural forces from the ninth to the eleventh century.
An early attempt to understand a process with little evidence and many assumptions, the question ... more An early attempt to understand a process with little evidence and many assumptions, the question of when the vikings in Ireland became Christian.
This article investigates the implications of the recent application of the term 'diaspora' to th... more This article investigates the implications of the recent application of the term 'diaspora' to the overseas settlements of the Viking Age and offers a speculative assessment, based on literary, historical, archaeological, sculptural and onomastic evidence, of how the concept might contribute to our understanding of the cultural dynamics of the period. This exploratory look at connectivity in the 'viking world' considers the respective roles of the Scandinavian homelands and overseas settlements in the interplay of cultural forces from the ninth to the eleventh century.
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