{"product_id":"the-hostages-of-the-northmen-stefan-olsson-9789176351079","title":"The Hostages of the Northmen: From the Viking Age to the Middle Ages","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe aim of this book is to investigate the taking and giving of hostages in peace processes during the Viking Age and early Middle Ages in Scandinavia and adjacent areas. Scandinavia has been absent in previous research about hostages from the perspectives of legal and social history, which has mostly focused on Antiquity (the Roman Empire), Continental Germanic cultures, such as the Merovingian realm, and Anglo-Saxon England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe examples presented are from confrontations between Scandinavians and other peoples in which the hostage giving and taking was displayed as a ritual act and thus became symbolically important. Hostages were a vital part of the peace processes and used as resources by both sides in the 'areas of communication' within the 'areas of confrontation'. Literary texts as well as runic inscriptions, picture stones, place names, and personal names are used as source material.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stefan Olsson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9176351076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789176351079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stockholm University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.08d","brand":"Stefan Olsson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136999076095,"sku":"9789176351079","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9dd20adb-ecb1-4d8f-8135-9491d0d47c42.jpg?v=1770165868","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hostages-of-the-northmen-stefan-olsson-9789176351079","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}