89 (102)

172 The Viking Age in Denmark

C. VITA ANSGARII, Section 24 (circa 850 A.D.; writtcn around 870 A.D.)

. . . In the port which in his (Horik I) kingdom was the most suitable for the purpose and nearest to this country, called Sliaswich (Slesvig) where the meeting of merchants from all regions was hcld, he permitted him (Ansgar) to erect a church, assigning also a place where the priest could stay. He gave freedom so that anyone in his kingdom, who wished to, could become a Christian . . .

NOTES AND REFERENCES

(For abbreviations see Bibliography)

Chapter 1 THE VIKING AND THE STATE

¹    DR 216.

²    DR 330.

³    DR 334.

⁴    KLNMXX, 20ff.

⁵    Morc rccent syntheses comprise Br0ndsted 1960', and 1960², Christensen 1969, Foote & Wilson 1970, Sawyer 1971, and Skovgaard— Petcrsen 1977; cf. Skovgaard-Petersen 1971.

^łi A classic account of fcudalism, focusing on the institutions of vassalage and fief, is Ganshof 1964. The word ‘feudal’ may also be uscd to characterise a type of socicty.

⁷    Olsen & Schmidt 1977, Roesdahl 1977.

⁸    General survey of the Iron Age, Br0ndsted 1960¹. See, also, below.

⁹    General survcys are Stenbergcr 1964 and Magnus & Myhre 1976.

¹⁰    Cf. Skovgaard-Pctersen 1977, with references.

¹¹    General historical survcy, Skovgaard-Petersen 1977.

¹²    General works comprise Engels 1884, Balandier 1967, Fried 1967, Flannery 1972, Service 1975, Wcbb 1975, Webster 1975, Edcr 1976, Wright 1977, Cohen & Servicc 1978 and Clacssen Sc Skalnik 1978 (important). (For discussions of urbanism, see e.g. Weber 1958 and Ucko, Tringham Sc Dimbleby 1972.)

¹³    Fried 1967, Sahlins 1968, and Scrvice 1971.

Chapter 2 HISTORICAL SOURCES

¹    Jones 1968 is an example of a rather uncritical use of such sources for historical reconstruction.

²    For the following, consult the list of written sources and the biblio-graphies in Christensen 1969 and Skovgaard-Petersen 1977.

³    Loyn 1962.

⁴    Annales Francorum for the following.

⁵    Vita Anskarii. (For the churchcs, see 24, 31 and 32.)

^{i Annales Fuldenses.

⁷    Annales Fuldenses.

⁸    Kcndrick 1930.