Nancy L Wicker
Biographic Data
| ID | 5633382 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nancy L Wicker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nancy L |
| FAMILY NAME | Wicker |
| SIGNATURE | WICKER N L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Mississippi |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0376-3532 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Textiles of the Viking North Atlantic: Analysis, Interpretation, Re-Creation
Thraldom: A History of Slavery in the Viking Age
Dazzle, Dangle, and Jangle: Sensory Effects of Scandinavian Gold Bracteates
Small pendant discs known as Scandinavian gold bracteates are visually impressive indicators of status and identity during the early medieval Migration Period (c. 450–550 CE). Much of the emphasis in bracteate studies has been on typological classification and iconographic interpretation of the pictures, along with decipherment of the inscriptions, yet the sensory impression made by bracteates has been neglected. For decades, archaeologists consi…
The Scandinavian container at San Isidoro, León, in the context of Viking art and society
A cylindrical container at San Isidoro in León is the only Viking object known from the Iberian Peninsula. The León piece is compared to other Viking artifacts of similar style and similar materials to place it in its context. The cylinder most probably is red-deer antler, and the carving is executed in the late-tenth and early-eleventh-century Viking style called Mammen. The motif on the box is a bird of prey with splayed-out wings and with its …
Christianization, Female Infanticide, and the Abundance of Female Burials at Viking Age Birka in Sweden
Christianization, Female Infanticide, and the Abundance of Female Burials at Viking Age Birka in Sweden Nancy L. Wicker (bio) The Swedish Viking Age trading site of Birka, located on the small island of Björkö in Lake Mälar, is considered an area of such outstanding archaeological importance that it has been added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) list of World Heritage sites.1 This complex of archae…
Would There Have Been Gothic Art Without the Vikings? The Contribution of Scandinavian Medieval Art
The author intent is to illuminate how many of the artistic traditions of this region are integral rather than marginal to a comprehensive view of European medieval art history and to demonstrate what can be gained for the broader field by extending the boundaries to incorporate a more inclusive conception of medieval art. He highlights Scandinavian medieval art, considering, first, what is widely known about this art as well as what has not been…
Runic Amulets and Magic Objects . Mindy MacLeod , Bernard Mees
Thinking through the Body: Archaeologies of Corporeality . By Yannis Hamilakis, Mark Pluciennik, and Sarah Tarlow
The Cross Goes North: Processes of Conversion in Northern Europe, AD 300-1300
Contains thirty-seven studies of the adoption of Christianity across northern Europe over 1000 years, and the diverse reasons that drove the process.
From Attila to Charlemagne: Arts of the Early Medieval Period in the Metropolitan Museum of Art . Katharine Reynolds Brown , Dafydd Kidd , Charles T. Little
Gender and the Archaeology of Death
Burials are places where archaeologists reasonably expect gendered ideologies and practices to play out in the archaeological record. Yet only modest progress has been made in teasing out gender from these mortuary contexts. In this volume, methods for doing so are presented, cases of successful gender theorizing from mortuary data presented, and comparisons made between European and Americanist traditions in this kind of work. Cases are broad in…
Archaeology and Art History: Common Ground for the New Millennium
ARCHAEOLOGY and art history are closely allied disciplines, particularly for the study of the medieval period. This paper seeks to compare and contrast archaeological with art historical approaches to medieval material culture in terms appropriate to an archaeological audience, much as Stanisław Tabaczyński examined the relationships between archaeology and history in the pages of this journal only a few years ago.1 Rather than emphasize the dist…
The Scandinavian container at San Isidoro, León, in the context of Viking art and society
A cylindrical container at San Isidoro in León is the only Viking object known from the Iberian Peninsula. The León piece is compared to other Viking artifacts of similar style and similar materials to place it in its context. The cylinder most probably is red-deer antler, and the carving is executed in the late-tenth and early-eleventh-century Viking style called Mammen. The motif on the box is a bird of prey with splayed-out wings and with its …
Archaeology and Art History: Common Ground for the New Millennium
ARCHAEOLOGY and art history are closely allied disciplines, particularly for the study of the medieval period. This paper seeks to compare and contrast archaeological with art historical approaches to medieval material culture in terms appropriate to an archaeological audience, much as Stanisław Tabaczyński examined the relationships between archaeology and history in the pages of this journal only a few years ago.1 Rather than emphasize the dist…
Archaeology and Art History: Common Ground for the New Millennium
ARCHAEOLOGY and art history are closely allied disciplines, particularly for the study of the medieval period. This paper seeks to compare and contrast archaeological with art historical approaches to medieval material culture in terms appropriate to an archaeological audience, much as Stanisław Tabaczyński examined the relationships between archaeology and history in the pages of this journal only a few years ago.1 Rather than emphasize the dist…
Gender and the Archaeology of Death
Burials are places where archaeologists reasonably expect gendered ideologies and practices to play out in the archaeological record. Yet only modest progress has been made in teasing out gender from these mortuary contexts. In this volume, methods for doing so are presented, cases of successful gender theorizing from mortuary data presented, and comparisons made between European and Americanist traditions in this kind of work. Cases are broad in…
The Cross Goes North: Processes of Conversion in Northern Europe, AD 300-1300
Contains thirty-seven studies of the adoption of Christianity across northern Europe over 1000 years, and the diverse reasons that drove the process.
From Attila to Charlemagne: Arts of the Early Medieval Period in the Metropolitan Museum of Art . Katharine Reynolds Brown , Dafydd Kidd , Charles T. Little
Thinking through the Body: Archaeologies of Corporeality . By Yannis Hamilakis, Mark Pluciennik, and Sarah Tarlow
Runic Amulets and Magic Objects . Mindy MacLeod , Bernard Mees
Would There Have Been Gothic Art Without the Vikings? The Contribution of Scandinavian Medieval Art
The author intent is to illuminate how many of the artistic traditions of this region are integral rather than marginal to a comprehensive view of European medieval art history and to demonstrate what can be gained for the broader field by extending the boundaries to incorporate a more inclusive conception of medieval art. He highlights Scandinavian medieval art, considering, first, what is widely known about this art as well as what has not been…
Christianization, Female Infanticide, and the Abundance of Female Burials at Viking Age Birka in Sweden
Christianization, Female Infanticide, and the Abundance of Female Burials at Viking Age Birka in Sweden Nancy L. Wicker (bio) The Swedish Viking Age trading site of Birka, located on the small island of Björkö in Lake Mälar, is considered an area of such outstanding archaeological importance that it has been added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) list of World Heritage sites.1 This complex of archae…
The Scandinavian container at San Isidoro, León, in the context of Viking art and society
A cylindrical container at San Isidoro in León is the only Viking object known from the Iberian Peninsula. The León piece is compared to other Viking artifacts of similar style and similar materials to place it in its context. The cylinder most probably is red-deer antler, and the carving is executed in the late-tenth and early-eleventh-century Viking style called Mammen. The motif on the box is a bird of prey with splayed-out wings and with its …
Dazzle, Dangle, and Jangle: Sensory Effects of Scandinavian Gold Bracteates
Small pendant discs known as Scandinavian gold bracteates are visually impressive indicators of status and identity during the early medieval Migration Period (c. 450–550 CE). Much of the emphasis in bracteate studies has been on typological classification and iconographic interpretation of the pictures, along with decipherment of the inscriptions, yet the sensory impression made by bracteates has been neglected. For decades, archaeologists consi…
Thraldom: A History of Slavery in the Viking Age
Textiles of the Viking North Atlantic: Analysis, Interpretation, Re-Creation
History (11 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · History (7 works) · Art (6 works) · Historical and Archaeological Studies (6 works) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (4 works) · Art history (3 works) · Classics (3 works) · Classics (3 works) · Medieval Literature and History (3 works)