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CONTINENTAL IMPORTS TO SCANDINAVIA PATTERNS AND CHANGES BETWEEN AD 400 AND 800
Published in:Dieter Quast (ed.) FOREIGNERS IN EARLY MEDIEVAL EUROPE THIRTEEN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ON EARLY MEDIEVAL MOBILITY. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz 2009 Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Forschungsinstitut für Vor- und Frühgeschichte
http://uppsala.academia.edu/JohnLjungkvist/Papers/114919/CONTINENTAL_IMPORTS_TO_SCANDINAVIA_PATTERNS_AND_CHANGES_BETWEEN_AD_400_AND_800
INFLUENCES FROM THE EMPIRE: BYZANTINE-RELATED OBJECTS IN SWEDEN AND SCANDINAVIA - 560/570-750/800 AD
by John Ljungkvist
Compared with the amount of attention paid to materials from the Roman and Viking periods, little research has been
carried out into Byzantine imports to Scandinavia in the period 560/570-750/800 AD. To a large extent, this can be
explained by the spectacular inflow of materials from these periods in the form of coins, Roman bronze vessels, glass,
etc. This article can be considered as part of an attempt to overlap the above-mentioned older and younger periods with
regard to the import from Byzantium and its sphere of interest, including the Red Sea, Africa and perhaps some
bordering regions in the Mediterranean, depending on how closely a type of object can be related to a specific region.
The study is mainly based upon small finds in the shape of amethyst beads, ivory rings, cowrie shells, evidence of silk
and other both exclusive and today quite anonymous objects. The study reveals that the regular import of objects from
the eastern Mediterranean and beyond existed before the massive inflow of goods during the Viking period (beginning
in 750/800 AD). The results also reinforce the concept that the female Scandinavian elite had an ambition to show a
con nection between themselves and their Western European counterparts in particular, not by wearing similar metal
jewellery, but via other objects in their dress. In this case, objects with a Byzantine origin played a prominent role.
Published in:Dieter Quast (ed.) FOREIGNERS IN EARLY MEDIEVAL EUROPE THIRTEEN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ON EARLY MEDIEVAL MOBILITY. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz 2009 Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Forschungsinstitut für Vor- und Frühgeschichte
http://uppsala.academia.edu/JohnLjungkvist/Papers/114919/CONTINENTAL_IMPORTS_TO_SCANDINAVIA_PATTERNS_AND_CHANGES_BETWEEN_AD_400_AND_800
INFLUENCES FROM THE EMPIRE: BYZANTINE-RELATED OBJECTS IN SWEDEN AND SCANDINAVIA - 560/570-750/800 AD
by John Ljungkvist
Compared with the amount of attention paid to materials from the Roman and Viking periods, little research has been
carried out into Byzantine imports to Scandinavia in the period 560/570-750/800 AD. To a large extent, this can be
explained by the spectacular inflow of materials from these periods in the form of coins, Roman bronze vessels, glass,
etc. This article can be considered as part of an attempt to overlap the above-mentioned older and younger periods with
regard to the import from Byzantium and its sphere of interest, including the Red Sea, Africa and perhaps some
bordering regions in the Mediterranean, depending on how closely a type of object can be related to a specific region.
The study is mainly based upon small finds in the shape of amethyst beads, ivory rings, cowrie shells, evidence of silk
and other both exclusive and today quite anonymous objects. The study reveals that the regular import of objects from
the eastern Mediterranean and beyond existed before the massive inflow of goods during the Viking period (beginning
in 750/800 AD). The results also reinforce the concept that the female Scandinavian elite had an ambition to show a
con nection between themselves and their Western European counterparts in particular, not by wearing similar metal
jewellery, but via other objects in their dress. In this case, objects with a Byzantine origin played a prominent role.