The Cambridge History of Scandinavia Volume 1: Prehistory to 1520

• Frontmatter
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• pp. i-xx

• Introduction by Knut Helle
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• pp. 1-12

PART I - THE GEOGRAPHY AND PREHISTORY OF SCANDINAVIA

• 1 - The Scandinavian Landscape and its Resources by Ulf Sporrong
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• pp. 13-42

• 2 - The Stone and Bronze Ages by Ari Siiriäinen
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• pp. 43-59

• 3 - The Iron Age by Bjørn Myhre
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• pp. 60-93

• 4 - Languages and ethnic groups by Michael Barnes
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• pp. 94-102

PART II - FROM VIKINGS TO KINGS

• 5 - The Viking expansion by Peter Sawyer
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• pp. 103-120

• 6 - Viking culture by Else Roesdahl and Preben Meulengracht Sørensen
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• pp. 121-146

• 7 - Scandinavia enters Christian Europe by Birgit Sawyer and Peter Sawyer
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• pp. 147-159

8 - Early political organisation

• (a) - Introductory survey by Thomas Lindkvist
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• pp. 160-167

• (b) - The making of the Danish kingdom by Inge Skovgaard-Petersen
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• pp. 168-183

• (c) - The early unification of Norway by Claus Krag
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• pp. 184-201

• (d) - The Norse island communities of the Western Ocean by Magnús Stefánsson
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• pp. 202-220

• (e) - Kings and provinces in Sweden by Thomas Lindkvist
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• pp. 221-234

PART III - MATERIAL GROWTH (to c. 1350)

• 9 - Demographic conditions by Ole Jørgen Benedictow
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• pp. 235-249

• 10 - Rural conditions by Eljas Orrman
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• pp. 250-311

• 11 - Urbanisation by Hans Andersson
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• pp. 312-342

PART IV - THE HIGH MEDIEVAL KINGDOMS

12 - Towards nationally organised systems of government

• (a) - Introductory survey by Knut Helle
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• pp. 343-352

• (b) - The Danish kingdom: consolidation and disintegration by Inge Skovgaard-Petersen
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• pp. 353-368

• (c) - The Norwegian kingdom: succession disputes and consolidation by Knut Helle
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• pp. 369-391

• (d) - Sweden under the dynasty of the Folkungs by Herman Schück
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• pp. 392-410

• (e) - Growing inter-Scandinavian entanglement by Knut Helle
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• pp. 411-420

• 13 - Church and society by Eljas Orrman
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• pp. 421-462

PART V - HIGH AND LATE MEDIEVAL CULTURE

• 14 - Ideologies and mentalities by Sverre Bagge
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• pp. 463-486

• 15 - Literature by Lars Lönnroth, Vésteinn Ólason and Anders Piltz
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• pp. 487-520

• 16 - Art and architecture by Anna Nilsén
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• pp. 521-549

• 17 - Music by Ingrid de Geer
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• pp. 550-556

PART VI - LATE MEDIEVAL SOCIETY (c. 1350–1520)

• 18 - Population and settlement by Jouko Vahtola
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• pp. 557-580

• 19 - The condition of the rural population by Eljas Orrman
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• pp. 581-610

• 20 - The towns by Göran Dahlbäck
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• pp. 611-634

• 21 - The nobility of the late Middle Ages by Erik Ulsig
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• pp. 635-652

• 22 - Church and clergy by Lars Hamre
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• pp. 653-676

PART VII - SCANDINAVIAN UNIONS (1319–1520)

• 23 - The political system by Herman Schück
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• pp. 677-709

• 24 - Inter-Scandinavian relations by Jens E. Olesen
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• pp. 710-770

• Conclusion by Knut Helle
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• pp. 771-800

• Select bibliography: primary sources, general surveys and secondary works arranged by part
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• pp. 801-844

• Index
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• pp. 845-872