The Barnes & Noble Holiday Gift Guide! Shop NowThe Barnes & Noble Holiday Gift Guide! Shop Now

The Medieval Household: Daily Life in Castles and Farmsteads: Scandinavian Examples in their European Context

Hardcover
$85.00
Rewards iconEarn 5X Rewards 1/1 - 12/31
Loading availability...
Pick up in store
Your local store may have stock of this item.
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…