Through the analysis of a Viking battle narrative from a 13th cen
turysaga,this article attemptst... more Through the analysis of a Viking battle narrative from a 13th cen turysaga,this article attemptsto illustrate how local people identify with the battle and their Viking ancestors. I demonstrate how conflicting local interpretations ofthe battle over the course of several centuries have shaped perceptions of what <really> hap pened in the past, I also wish to show how academics, politicians and the military have used essentialist perspectives to promote Fig.1:Thebattleof the joms- their own agendas during the 1000 years anniversary celebravikings took place on the tion of the battle. ln the conclusion, I point out that archaeologists must try to understand the consequences of their actions when they are forced to defend or oppose different interpretations of the past
The Bishop and the wonderful gravmound. Tell the story of a gravemound and the persons who start ... more The Bishop and the wonderful gravmound. Tell the story of a gravemound and the persons who start digging and interpretate. Oshaugen is a gravemound in Ulsteinvik on the west-coast of Norway.
Through the analysis of a Viking battle narrative from a 13th cen
turysaga,this article attemptst... more Through the analysis of a Viking battle narrative from a 13th cen turysaga,this article attemptsto illustrate how local people identify with the battle and their Viking ancestors. I demonstrate how conflicting local interpretations ofthe battle over the course of several centuries have shaped perceptions of what <really> hap pened in the past, I also wish to show how academics, politicians and the military have used essentialist perspectives to promote Fig.1:Thebattleof the joms- their own agendas during the 1000 years anniversary celebravikings took place on the tion of the battle. ln the conclusion, I point out that archaeologists must try to understand the consequences of their actions when they are forced to defend or oppose different interpretations of the past
The Bishop and the wonderful gravmound. Tell the story of a gravemound and the persons who start ... more The Bishop and the wonderful gravmound. Tell the story of a gravemound and the persons who start digging and interpretate. Oshaugen is a gravemound in Ulsteinvik on the west-coast of Norway.
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turysaga,this article attemptsto illustrate how local people identify
with the battle and their Viking ancestors. I demonstrate how
conflicting local interpretations ofthe battle over the course of
several centuries have shaped perceptions of what <really> hap
pened in the past, I also wish to show how academics, politicians
and the military have used essentialist perspectives to promote Fig.1:Thebattleof the joms- their own agendas during the 1000 years anniversary celebravikings took place on the tion of the battle. ln the conclusion, I point out that archaeologists must try to understand the consequences of their actions when they are forced to defend or oppose different interpretations of the past
Oshaugen is a gravemound in Ulsteinvik on the west-coast of Norway.
Article in the local historical paper, Levd Liv
turysaga,this article attemptsto illustrate how local people identify
with the battle and their Viking ancestors. I demonstrate how
conflicting local interpretations ofthe battle over the course of
several centuries have shaped perceptions of what <really> hap
pened in the past, I also wish to show how academics, politicians
and the military have used essentialist perspectives to promote Fig.1:Thebattleof the joms- their own agendas during the 1000 years anniversary celebravikings took place on the tion of the battle. ln the conclusion, I point out that archaeologists must try to understand the consequences of their actions when they are forced to defend or oppose different interpretations of the past
Oshaugen is a gravemound in Ulsteinvik on the west-coast of Norway.
Article in the local historical paper, Levd Liv