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Abstract
This paper discusses the relationships between churches and secular power centres within the Earldom of Orkney from the eleventh to the thirteenth century. Parish churches and chapels in Orkney were closely linked to the estates of the earls and this paper uses landscape analysis to place the churches within their settlement contexts. Several of the best-evidenced churches are discussed using archaeological, onomastic and written evidence. Following this, the crux of the paper discusses the development of the parish churches and the impact of the Earls, the chief men of Orkney and the bishop on this dramatic change to the ecclesiastical and secular landscape of Orkney. Comparison is made between the development of the church in Orkney and Iceland as well as the broader European context.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | From Nature to Script |
Subtitle of host publication | Reykholt, Environment, Centre and Manuscript Making |
Editors | Helgi Þorláksson, Þóra Björg Sigurðardóttir |
Place of Publication | Reykholt |
Publisher | Reykholt: Snorrastofa Cultural and Medieval Centre |
Pages | 165-183 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Volume | VII |
ISBN (Print) | 978-9979-9649-6-4 |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Publication series
Name | Snorrastofa (Series) |
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Publisher | Reykholt: Snorrastofa Cultural and Medieval Centre |
Keywords
- church history
- Historical Archaeology
- Orkney
- Scandinavia
- Medieval
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