Tales of the iron bloomery : ironmaking in southeastern Norway-- foundation of statehood, c. AD 700-1300 / by Bernt Rundberget ; translated by John Hines.
2017
DL576.H4 R8713 2017
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Tales of the iron bloomery : ironmaking in southeastern Norway-- foundation of statehood, c. AD 700-1300 / by Bernt Rundberget ; translated by John Hines.
Author
Rundberget, Bernt, author.
Uniform Title
Jernets dunkle dimensjon. English
ISBN
9789004278790 (hardback : acid-free paper)
9789004278790
9789004331570 (e-book)
9789004278790
9789004331570 (e-book)
Published
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]
Copyright
©2017
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (502 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps.
Call Number
DL576.H4 R8713 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
669/.141094820902
Summary
"In Tales of the Iron Bloomery, Bernt Rundberget examines the ironmaking in southern Hedmark in Norway in the period AD 700-1300. Excavations show that this method is distinctive and geographically limited; this is expressed by the technology, organization, development and large-scale production. The ironmaking practice had its origins in increasing demands for iron, due to growth in urbanization, church power, kingship and mercantile networks. Rundberget's main hypothesis is that iron became the economic basis for political developments, from chiefdom to kingdom. Iron extraction activity grew from the late Viking Age, throughout the early medieval period, before suddenly collapsing around AD 1300. This trend correlates with the rise and fall of the kingdom"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Hines, John, translator.
Series
Northern world ; v. 76.
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Table of Contents
Research backdrop
Jernvinna in the Grafjell area : conformity in distinctiveness
A regional tradition
The dating of the Hedmark tradition
The volume of production from the Hedmark tradition
The study area in the light of archaeological and historical sources
Tales of the iron bloomery
The economic role of iron in an inter-regional perspective
Appendix Ia: Bloomery sites excavated in the Grafjell area : data and interpretation
Appendix Ib: Excluded bloomery sites, not archaeologically investigated
Appendix IIa: 14C-datings and dendrochronological datings from the Grafjell area
Appendix IIb: Excavated and dated bloomery sites of the Hedmark tradition
Appendix IIc: Excavated and dated charcoal pits of the Hedmark tradition
Appendix III: Calculation of volume and estimation of weight of slag in slag heaps.
Jernvinna in the Grafjell area : conformity in distinctiveness
A regional tradition
The dating of the Hedmark tradition
The volume of production from the Hedmark tradition
The study area in the light of archaeological and historical sources
Tales of the iron bloomery
The economic role of iron in an inter-regional perspective
Appendix Ia: Bloomery sites excavated in the Grafjell area : data and interpretation
Appendix Ib: Excluded bloomery sites, not archaeologically investigated
Appendix IIa: 14C-datings and dendrochronological datings from the Grafjell area
Appendix IIb: Excavated and dated bloomery sites of the Hedmark tradition
Appendix IIc: Excavated and dated charcoal pits of the Hedmark tradition
Appendix III: Calculation of volume and estimation of weight of slag in slag heaps.