| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 297 pages) |
| Series |
The Northern world : North Europe and the Baltic c. 400-1700 AD. : peoples, economics and cultures,
1569-1462 ;
volume 79
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Northern world ; v. 79.
1569-1462
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| Summary |
"In Frontiers for Peace in the Medieval North : the Norwegian-Scottish Frontier, c. 1260-1470, Ian Peter Grohse examines social and political interactions in Orkney, a Norwegian-held province with long and intimate ties to the Scottish mainland. Commonly portrayed as the epicentre of political tension between Norwegian and Scottish fronts, Orkney appears here as a medium for diplomacy between monarchies and as an avenue for interface and cooperation between neighbouring communities. Removed from the national heartlands of Scandinavia and Britain, Orcadians fostered a distinctly local identity that, although rooted in Norwegian law and civic organization, featured a unique cultural accent engendered through Scottish immigration. This study of Orcadian experiences encourages greater appreciation of the peaceful dimensions of pre-modern European frontiers"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Breaking the cycle : national frontiers in question -- Peace and mobility -- Lordship, loyalty and the Earldom of Orkney -- Loyalty, leadership and administration -- Bishops and the border -- Military and defence -- Law and communal identity -- Foreigners and countrymen. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Orkney (Scotland) -- Politics and government.
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Orkney (Scotland) -- Social conditions.
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Orkney (Scotland) -- Strategic aspects -- History.
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Norway -- Foreign relations -- Scotland.
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Scotland -- Foreign relations -- Norway.
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Borderlands -- Norway -- History -- To 1500.
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Borderlands -- Scotland -- History -- To 1500.
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Peace-building -- Norway -- History -- To 1500.
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Peace-building -- Scotland -- History -- To 1500.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. |
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Borderlands. |
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Diplomatic relations. |
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Peace-building. |
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Politics and government. |
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Social conditions. |
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Strategic aspects of individual places. |
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Norway. |
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Scotland. |
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Scotland -- Orkney. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Norwegian Scottish frontier c. 1260-1470 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Grohse, Ian Peter. Frontiers for peace in the medieval North. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017 9789004342538 (DLC) 2017006002 |
| ISBN |
9789004343658 (electronic book) |
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9004343652 (electronic book) |
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9789004342538 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
10.1163/9789004343658 |
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