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Legitimation through Association? Scandinavian Accompanied Burials and Pre-historic Monuments in Orkney
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posted on 2023-05-18, 14:56 authored by Shane McLeodIn Orkney, most Scandinavian accompanied burials are close to the sea, settlements, and, to a lesser extent, pre- Viking Age monuments. The first two were largely prosaic choices, but the latter may indicate an aspect of the mindset of the incoming elite. Based on studies of the re-use of pre-Viking Age monuments in Viking Age Scandinavia, I propose that this association was deliberate and related to a desire to legitimize the occupation of the land and signal the control of the seaways. I also suggest that burial re-use was common before prominent settlement mounds began to perform these functions.
History
Publication title
Journal of the North AtlanticVolume
28Pagination
1-15ISSN
1935-1984Department/School
School of HumanitiesPublisher
Eagle Hill FoundationPlace of publication
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