Mägi, M. (2019) The Viking Eastern Baltic. Arc Humanities Press/Amsterdam University Press. (original) (raw)
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The vast majority of writings dealing with Viking maritime activity concentrate on movements in the western or southern direction, paying much less attention to the east -which can be seen as a reflection of recent political realities. The present Baltic States in particular have often been left out in discussions of Viking Age communications and sea routes. The Cold-War-era border running along the Baltic Sea created a situation where Baltic archaeologists faced several constraints induced by the Soviet system, primarily the lack of exact maps and restricted access to the sea. Society gradually accepted the subconscious concept that sea-faring is a complicated venture, with the sea hindering rather than favouring communication with neighbouring areas. Scandinavia, on the other side of the Baltic Sea, and even Finland, which is in places less than 100km from the northern coast of Estonia, seemed to be at an unreachable distance. This political situation of the recent past was erroneously projected back in history, creating an over-romantic vision of one-time brave seafarers and pirates.
Baltic Sea Region Cultural Routes: Eastern Viking Forum II
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Министерством образования и культуры Финляндии и получил финансовую поддержку от Министерства иностранных дел Финляндии. В двухдневном Форуме приняло участие более 70 человек из разных регионов-от Центральной Европы до побережья Балтийского моря и Арктической зоны Европейского Севера.
Viking-Age and Early Medieval Scandinavia, chapter 1: Introduction
Our most recent and thorough publication is written in English (2001), but was pubished in German a year later ("Die Welt der Wikinger"). We have been encouraged to make this work available in English and here are the the first chapters. A list of references will follow soon.
Viking-Age and Early Medieval Scandinavia, chapter 2: Sources
See under Viking-Age Scandinavia, chapter 1. The manuscripts with this title are the English basis for our book Die Welt der Wikinger, Siedler Verlag 2002. We will upload the contents in a different order from the original text, and in the end a list of the chapters, as well as a list of references, will be presented.