| Reception and Construction of the Norse Past in Orkney Contributor(s): Mörke, Olaf (Editor), Seibert, Sebastian (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631572956 ISBN-13: 9783631572955 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $115.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language |
| Dewey: 941 |
| LCCN: 2009378307 |
| Series: Imaginatio Borealis. Bilder Des Nordens |
| Physical Information: 346 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How have the people of Orkney dealt with the historical circumstance that their islands had been a Norse earldom during the Middle Ages? This thesis analyses sources from the late 18th century up to today in order to show how images of the Norse past have been constructed. It can be seen that Orcadian reception of the islands' Norse past has changed during the centuries. Sometimes ensuing construction of the past has been influenced by larger cultural ideas such as the Northern Renaissance. However, the islands have also produced many individuals interested in local history and culture. These people are largely responsible for the image of the Norse past in Orkney. |