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Arnved Nedkvitne (Author)
Norse Greenland was the stepping stone for the Europeans who first discovered America and founded the Vinland settlement in Newfoundland. This volume is a comprehensive presentation of the community of 2000-3000 Viking peasants who lived on Arctic Greenland for over 400 years (ca. 985 – 1415). Norse agriculture in an Arctic environment met ecologic
Author Biography
Arnved Nedkvitne is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History from the universities of Trondheim and Oslo. His main field of study has been pre-modern Norwegian social and economic organisation. Relevant monographs include: The Peasant Economy of the Atlantic and North Sea Coast of Norway 1500-1730 (Oslo 1988, translation of the Norwegian title), Lay Belief in Norse Society (Copenhagen 2009) and The German Hansa and Bergen 1100-1600 (Cologne 2014).
Number of Pages: 446Dimensions: 1 x 9.2 x 6.1 INPublication Date: June 30, 2020
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