TY  - GEN
T1  - Urbanization in Viking age and medieval Denmark : from landing place to town
T2  - Early medieval North Atlantic.
A1  - Corsi, Maria R. D.
LA  - English
PP  - Amsterdam
PB  - Amsterdam University Press
YR  - 2020
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_on1164698811
AB  - This study traces the history of urbanization in Denmark from c. 500-1350 and explores how interconnected political, religious, economic factors were instrumental in bringing about the growth of towns. Prior to urban development, certain specialized sites such as elite residences and coastal landing places performed many of the functions that would later be taken over by medieval towns. Fundamental changes in political power, the coming of Christianity, and economic development over the course of the Viking and Middle Ages led to the abandonment of these sites in favour of new urban settlements that would come to form the political, religious, and economic centres of the medieval kingdom. Bringing together both archaeological and historical sources, this study illustrates not only how certain cultural and economic shifts were crucial to the development of towns, but also the important role urbanization had in the transition from Viking to medieval Denmark.
OP  - 263
CN  - HT145.D4 C67 2020
SN  - 9789048538706
SN  - 904853870X
SN  - 9789462987203
SN  - 9462987203
KW  - Urbanization : Denmark : History.
KW  - Cities and towns, Medieval : Denmark.
KW  - Vikings : Denmark : History.
KW  - Urbanisation : Danemark : Histoire.
KW  - Villes médiévales : Danemark.
KW  - Vikings : Danemark : Histoire.
KW  - Early history: c. 500 to c. 1450/1500.
KW  - Human geography.
KW  - HISTORY : Europe : Scandinavia.
KW  - Cities and towns, Medieval
KW  - Urbanization
KW  - Vikings
KW  - Denmark
KW  - Medieval Denmark, Urbanization, Viking Towns, Emporia.
KW  - History
ER  -