The Vikings in Poland

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Maps and Figures
Acknowledgements
Preface
1 Research History: Discovering the Vikings in Poland
	Old Norse and Viking Studies in the Nineteenth Century
	Old Norse and Viking Studies in the Early Twentieth Century and the Interwar Period
	Under the Nazi Banner: Viking and Old Norse Studies in Pomerania and Poland in the 1930–1940s
	Viking and Old Norse Studies in Poland After the Second World War
	Viking and Old Norse Studies in Poland After 1989 and Before Poland’s Accession to the EU
	Viking and Old Norse Studies in Twenty-first-century Poland
2 The Western Slavic World
	The Western Slavic way of Life in Light of Archaeology
		Tribal Mentalities
		Journey to the other Side: The Western Slavic way of Death
		Signals of Belief: Anthropomorphic and Zoomorphic art Reconsidered
	The Rise of the Piasts in Light of Textual Sources
		Thinking Big: The Process of State Formation
		Dreams of Greatness: The Reign of Bolesław the Brave
3 Cultural Interactions: Slavs and Scandinavians in the Southern Baltic
	Western Slavs and Scandinavians: The Textual Record
		Jómsborg and the Jómsvíkingar
		The Enigmatic Daughter of Mieszko I and her Scandinavian Connections
	‘Strangers’ in Slavic Lands: The Archaeological Record
		Janów Pomorski/Truso
		Świelubie-Bardy-Kołobrzeg: A Settlement Complex by the Parsęta River
		Wolin
		Kamień Pomorski
	Unravelling Cultural Interactions
4 The Viking Diaspora in Pomerania and the Piast State: Identity, Agency, and Art
	Theorising and Defining the Viking Diaspora
	Understanding the Viking/Scandinavian Diaspora in the Southern Baltic
	Approaching and Researching Scandinavian and Slavic Identities in Viking Age Poland
	Introducing Scandinavian Viking Age art and Style
5 Material Markers of Norse Identity in Viking Age Poland
	Jewellery
		Brooches
		Pins
		Pendants
		Strike-a-lights/Strike-a-light Pendants
		Chains
		Bracelets and Armrings
		Neckrings
		Belt Fittings
	Weapons and Equestrian Equipment
		Swords
		Sword Scabbard Chapes
		Spears and Spearheads
		Axes and axe Heads
		Shields and Shield Elements
		Riding Equipment
	Objects of Wood, Antler, bone, Amber, and Steatite
		‘Pomeranian School of Scandinavian-Insular Ornamentation’ and ‘Viking Periphery Art’
		Combs
		Gaming Pieces
		Steatite Vessels
		Artefacts with Runic Inscriptions
	Making Sense of the Material: Scandinavian Artefacts in Pomerania and the Piast State
6 Norse Beliefs in Viking Age Poland
	Amulets and Miniatures
		Anthropomorphic Figures
		Crosses
		Miniature Anchors
		Miniature Tools
		Miniature Weapons
		Miniature Wheels
		Thor’s Hammers
		Miniature (Di)Staff
		Tri-part ‘Amulet’ from Janów Pomorski/Truso
	Religious Meanings in art and Iconography
		The Cammin Casket
		Sword Scabbard Chapes
	Other Tangible Expressions of belief and Ritual Practice
7 ‘Viking’ Burials in Poland
	Wolin
	Świelubie
		Mound 1
		Mound 3
		Mound 6
		Mound 10
		Mound 21
		Mound 24
		Conclusions
	Elbląg
	Ciepłe
		Revisiting Ciepłe: New Excavations in 2004–2014
		Grave 35/2008
		Grave 42/2009
		Grave 43/2009
		Burial Customs, Grave goods, Isotopes, and Genetics: Unravelling the Identities of the Ciepłe ‘Warriors’
	Bodzia
		Grave E58
		Grave E864/I
		The Bodzia Phenomenon
	Dziekanowice
	Conclusions
8 Vikings in Poland, Slavs in Scandinavia … and Slavic Vikings: Synthesis, Conclusions, and new Trajectories
	New Trajectories: Slavs in Scandinavia and Slavic Vikings
References
Index