The Northern and Western Isles in the Viking World : survival, continuity and change

The book which celebrates the Bicentenary of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland 1781-1981, brings together information from the fields of archaeology, ethnology, language, literature, history and oral tradition to show how these together can be used to interpret different periods of the past. Much of the material is completely new and original and reflects the range of research which the Museum covers. The contributers are from Denmark, England, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway, Scotland and Sweden.
Contents: Grave and Grave Goods: Survey and Evaluation; The Norse Buildings at Skaill, Deerness and their immediate Predecessor; Papa Stour Survival, Continuity and Change in One Shetland Island; Soapstone Quarrying in Viking Lands; Boats and Boatbuilding in Western Norway and the Islands; Building Traditions in the Northern World; Fishermen and Boats; Northern Links; Viking Settlements in The Northern and Western Isles; The Place-name Evidence as seen from Denmark and the Danelaw; Settlement, Society and Church; Organisation in the Northern Isles; Icelandic-Scottish Contacts; Recounting Traditions Medieval Reportage; Runes Skald of the Orkney Jarls; A Florilegium in Norse from Medieval Orkney; The Vikings in Gaelic Oral Tradition; A Sense of Place An Exercise in Interpretation and Communication.