Decolonising Medieval Fennoscandia
An Interdisciplinary Study of Norse-Saami Relations in the Medieval Period
Abstract
The study investigates the relationship between Norse and Saami peoples in the medieval period and focuses on the multifaceted portrayal of Saami peoples in medieval texts. Through a systematic analysis of the sources, influenced by postcolonial methodologies rooted in interpretations of archaeological material, it demonstrates the many possibilities for reading and including Saami peoples in our narration of medieval Fennoscandian history.
Keywords
Saami; Scandinavia; Middle Ages; Northern Literature; postcolonialismDOI
10.1515/9783110784305ISBN
9783110784305, 9783110784169, 9783110784350, 9783110784305Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
https://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2023Imprint
De GruyterSeries
Religious Minorities in the North, 5Classification
Literature: history and criticism
Literary studies: postcolonial literature
History and Archaeology
CE period up to c 1500
Social and cultural history
National liberation and independence
Archaeology by period / region
Europe
c 1000 CE to c 1500