Sökning: "The Viking"
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1. Mer än ett spel: En social och materiell analys av vikingatida Birkas spelmaterial
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/ArkeologiSammanfattning : The aim of this essay is to create a more nuanced picture of board games during the viking age, through a qualitative study of the gaming material from Birkas graves. The focus of the study is to see if there is any correlation between status and board games, what social groups were the one playing them and how widespread the activity was in this town. LÄS MER
2. Islamisk skrift i vikingatida gravar. : En analys av gravar i Uppland med islamiska myntsmycken från vikingatid (800–970)
Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/ArkeologiSammanfattning : During the 9th and 10th centuries large amounts of Islamic coins arrived in Scandinavia. Most of them were used as silver in a bullion-economy and were often fragmented because of this. However, their use was not limited to only economic purposes because we see large amounts of pendants made of these coins. LÄS MER
3. Barn och vapen : En litteraturstudie av unga i vikingatida vapengravar
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/ArkeologiSammanfattning : Vapengravar associeras vanligtvis med att de innehåller vuxna män, möjligen en krigare. Detta gör barn i vapengravar till ett undantag från denna norm och något problematiskt i denna gravkontext, ett hinder för arkeologer att handskas med då gravarna ifrågasätter tidigare normer och tolkningar av vapengravar. LÄS MER
4. "A Christian Viking and a Pagan Whore" : En socialpsykologisk studie om stereotyper och grupptillhörighet i tv-serien Vikings Valhalla med hjälp av social identitetsteori.
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Empirisk-praktiska studier av religion och teologiSammanfattning : This study applies social identity theory to analyze social identification, social categorization, social comparison, and stereotypes in the first season of Vikings Valhalla. The analysis focuses on the portrayal of different stereotypes associated with the selected ethnic groups: Christians, pagans, and Christian Vikings, through clothing, behavior, language, and beliefs. LÄS MER
5. Thresholds to the ancestors : An examination of south-west portals with regards to cult and symbolism
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/ArkeologiSammanfattning : This thesis examines the relevancy of south-west portals with regards to their potential usage in post-burial ritual activity with particular focus on the deposition of sacrificial offerings. South-west portals are a type of stone constructions found on the edges of mounds and stone settings in eastern central Sweden usually dating to the Viking Age (c. LÄS MER