Fish Trade in Medieval North Atlantic Societies

This book reconstructs settlement patterns of fishing communities in Viking Age Iceland and proposes socio-economic and environmental models relevant to any study of the Vikings or the North Atlantic.

Auteur

ValDufeu, doctor of medieval and environmental history, is a consultant in geo-archaeology, study of soils, and historical research.

Contenu

AcknowledgementsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Reviewing Viking Studies and North Atlantic Realm Archaeological ResearchChapter 3: Interdisciplinarity & Environmental History: setting the methodologyChapter 4: Sagas & ArchivesChapter 5: Modelling the Exploitation of Aquatic Resources and the Emergence of Commercial Fishing in Iceland and the FaeroesChapter 6: Geoarchaeology of the Emergence of Commercial Fishing: Testing Historical and Environmental Reconstructions of the Emergence of Commercial FishingChapter 7: ConclusionBibliography