Tales of the iron bloomery : ironmaking in southeastern Norway : foundation of statehood, c. AD 700-1300 /

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Author / Creator:Rundberget, Bernt, author.
Uniform title:Jernets dunkle dimensjon. English
Imprint:Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017.
Description:1 online resource.
Language:English
Series:The Northern world, 1569-1462 ; volume 76
Northern world ; v. 76.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12875943
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ISBN:9789004331570
9004331573
9789004278790
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:"In Tales of the Iron Bloomery, Bernt Rundberget examines the ironmaking in southern Hedmark in Norway in the period AD 700-1300. Excavations show that this method is distinctive and geographically limited; this is expressed by the technology, organization, development and large-scale production. The ironmaking practice had its origins in increasing demands for iron, due to growth in urbanization, church power, kingship and mercantile networks. Rundberget's main hypothesis is that iron became the economic basis for political developments, from chiefdom to kingdom. Iron extraction activity grew from the late Viking Age, throughout the early medieval period, before suddenly collapsing around AD 1300. This trend correlates with the rise and fall of the kingdom"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:Print version: Rundberget, Bernt. Tales of the iron bloomery. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017 9789004278790