{"product_id":"strzuby-toftegzord-anna-severine-beck-9798888571491","title":"Strøby Toftegård: Halls, Hierarchies and Social Dynamics in Late Iron Age and Viking Age Denmark","description":"\u003ci\u003eStr by Toftegård: Halls, Hierarchies and Social Dynamics in Late Iron Age and Viking Age Denmark \u003c\/i\u003epresents and considers the archaeological material from the site of Str by Toftegård in the eastern part of Zealand, Denmark, where comprehensive excavations took place between 1994 and 2013. The book seeks to qualify the interpretation of Farm 1 as the residence of a magnate from \u003ci\u003ec\u003c\/i\u003e. AD 650 to \u003ci\u003ec.\u003c\/i\u003e AD 1000 and of the whole settlement consisting of at least nine farm units as a magnate settlement. This is done by means of a detailed survey and analysis of buildings and features, structures, various groups of objects, and a discussion of the landscape, the social context and the creation of social hierarchies that the site fitted into while it was in use.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetailed analyses of pits, wells, a latrine, bone material, macrofossils, pollen, the sherds of glass vessels, sherds of windowpanes, beads, jewelry, tools and pottery all substantiate that Farm 1 was something extraordinary. Its inhabitants appear to have had better access to resources, been in charge of certain activities, had access to knowledge that was not available to everyone and, finally, to have been part of larger social and political networks. It is likewise argued that the rest of the settlement was home to the magnate's retinue in the form of, \u003ci\u003einter alia\u003c\/i\u003e, mounted warriors. Str by Toftegård's placement within the hierarchy of power in relation to the other known magnate localities is also discussed. The argument here is that there were close connections between Str by Toftegård and the royal seat in Lejre, although the material simultaneously indicates that Str by Toftegård was not quite on the same political level as Lejre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe interpretation of Str by Toftegård is considered in relation to the surrounding landscape, place names and other archaeological evidence from excavations and metal-detector surveys. The last chapter is a concluding discussion of those elements within the archaeological material that justify interpreting the settlement at Str by Toftegård as a magnate settlement, what such an interpretation entails and what questions it raises for future treatment of the archaeological material.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Severine Beck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8888571493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798888571491\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxbow Books Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Anna Severine Beck","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46293087846655,"sku":"9798888571491","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ae32f19-2b0f-4801-ac67-58915facb26d.jpg?v=1730212090","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/strzuby-toftegzord-anna-severine-beck-9798888571491","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}