{"product_id":"cross-and-scepter-9780691161501","title":"Cross and Scepter","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristianity and European-style monarchy - the cross and the scepter - were introduced to Scandinavia in the tenth century, a development that was to have profound implications for all of Europe. This book offers a history of the Scandinavian kingdoms from the age of the Vikings to the Reformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bagge, one of the world's pre-eminent medieval historians, offers an introductory survey of early Scandinavian history that will be a welcome addition in the classroom... Insightful, in-depth, and authoritative ... Bagge's scholarly work will be of great use to those with interest in this oft-forgotten civilization.\"--Publishers Weekly \"Using clear language and avoiding narrowly academic concerns, Cross and Scepter is accessible to a broad audience. It will be useful to specialists wanting a regional perspective, but it also offers an excellent general overview for anyone curious about medieval Scandinavia after the Viking age.\"--Danny Yee, Danny Reviews \"Bagge presents his research in this thought-provoking work, masterfully weaving together the complex formation of Scandinavian states in an informative yet entertaining fashion that takes readers through the beginning of state formation in the Viking Age to the Reformation and its effects on Scandinavia... Although the work is concise, Bagge's ability to present a detailed, well-researched history makes this an enjoyable read for general readers and scholars alike.\"--Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments vii  Introduction 1  CHAPTER ONE 9  The Origins of the Scandinavian Kingdoms  Early Scandinavian Society 9  Scandinavian Expansion: The Viking Expeditions 21  The Division of Scandinavia into Three Kingdoms 27  The Continued Division of Scandinavia: Foreign Policy until around 1300 38  CHAPTER TWO 50  The Consolidation of the Scandinavian Kingdoms, c. 1050-1350  The Dynasty and the Royal Office 50  Religion: The Introduction of Christianity 60  The Development of the Ecclesiastical Organization 70  Justice: Royal and Ecclesiastical Legislation and Courts of Law 86  War and the Preparation for War: From  Leding to Professional Forces 107  CHAPTER THREE 119  State Formation, Social Change, and the Division of Power  Social Structure in the High Middle Ages 120  Royal and Ecclesiastical Revenues 124  Towns and Trade 131  Bureaucracy or Feudalism? 139  The Court 152  The Division of Power: Monarchy, Aristocracy, and the Church 157  The State and the People: Nationalism and Loyalty 169  CHAPTER FOUR 174  Royal, Aristocratic, and Ecclesiastical Culture  Scandinavians and European Learning 176  The Rules and the Hearts: Scandinavian Christianity 187  A Scandinavian Saint 196  The Writing of History 203  Political Thought 218  The Courtly Culture 222  CHAPTER FIVE 232  The Later Middle Ages: Agrarian Crisis, Constitutional Conflicts, and Scandinavian Unions  Towards Renewed Scandinavian Integration, 1261-1397 236  The Kalmar Union 248  The Struggle over the Kalmar Union, 1434-1523 250  Why Was the Union Dissolved? 260  State Formation in the Later Middle Ages 268  The Reformation and Its Consequences, 1523-1537 283  CONCLUSION 290  Scandinavian State Formation, 900-1537: Break and Continuity  Literature 293  The Historiography of the Scandinavian Countries 293  The Sources for Scandinavian History 297  References and Guide to Further Reading 301  Index 315","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865530282327,"sku":"9780691161501","price":29.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691161501.jpg?v=1722274412","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cross-and-scepter-9780691161501","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}