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The Acculturation of Scandinavians in England: A Consideration of the Burial Record

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posted on 2023-05-17, 21:14 authored by Shane McLeod
The portrayal of the ‘Vikings’ as an archetypal barbarian ‘other,’ wreaking death and destruction wherever they went, was already current in the medieval period, but in England the depictions became more extreme in the centuries after the attacks. This paper will focus on the texts and archaeology of ninth- and tenthcentury England and argue that in many respects Scandinavians were not as ‘other’ as later medieval writers believed. Furthermore, once Scandinavian groups settled in England the notion of ‘otherness’ appears to have quickly disappeared. Particular attention will be paid to the burial record as a means of identifying probable Scandinavians, and for evidence of acculturation to Anglo- Saxon Christian burial customs.

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Publication title

Australian Early Medieval Association. Journal

Volume

9

Pagination

61-87

ISSN

1449-9320

Department/School

School of Humanities

Publisher

Australian Early Medieval Association Inc.

Place of publication

Australia

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Copyright 2013 the author and Australian Early Medieval Association

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Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology

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