HI1430 H20 Vikingatida och medeltida skandinavisk historia
Welcome to the course Viking and Medieval Scandinavia!
This fully online course gives an overview of viking and medieval Scandinavian history, covering significant social, economic, and political developments. In the course attention will be given also to the influence of Christianity and the Church during this era; how a more united medieval Europe emerged through the church and how this influenced the Scandinavian countries. The state formation process and the political culture is of also in focused, and the differences and similarities between Scandinavia and rest of Europe. Later views of medieval Scandinavia and their historical development are also discussed.
The course also introduces the student to the various types of sources which are used in the study of viking and medieval history, as well as the methodological and theoretical questions within the field.
The first class is on August 31st, 09.15-11.00 live on ZOOM (click on this link: https://gu-se.zoom.us/j/4273270486)
All classes can be found if you click on "Modules/Moduler" in the left hand column.
You can find the required reading list here, with additional readings under the specific modules: HI1430 reading list HT20
The Oseberg Ship. Photo from Wikimedia Commons
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