The Medieval Household: Daily Life in Castles and Farmsteads: Scandinavian Examples in their European Context
By Eva Svensson
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By Eva Svensson
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Recent archaeological excavations in Scandinavia provide us with a fascinating insight into the household and its function as a social focus for people of different medieval social estates. This book investigates four excavated Swedish sites - the castles of Saxholmen and Edsholm, and the rural settlements of Skramle and Skinnerud - in order to juxtapose the daily life of nobles and peasants. The author argues that the practices of everyday life revealed by these sites offer new insights into so…




















