Excavations in the Medieval City of Trondheim, Norway

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ID10998465
AuthorsClifford D Long (corresponding author)
Year1975
Volume19
Issue1
Pages1-32
Publication date1975-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedieval Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0076-6097 • E-ISSN: 1745-817X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00766097.1975.11735370
OpenAlexW2394983072
LanguageEN
Citations received8

TRONDHEIM, according to tradition, was founded by kings on a virtually virgin site in A.D. 997. Archaeologically, therefore, it is of the greatest importance, for whatever clues its earliest layers contain about the foundation and growth of a town at this time will not be contaminated by pre-existing cultural remains. As the city of St Olav, Norway's king and national saint, its early history is inextricably bound up with the history of the Norwegian nation during the vital early years of the nth century. In contrast with other medieval cities, it suffers perhaps from too many saga-references, whose interpretation in the past has produced many hypotheses about its foundation and these have in time almost become facts. In this article the author discusses this traditional interpretation of the city's foundation and early development, and suggests the re-evaluation of these hypotheses in the light of recent excavations. In the following account of the excavation where dates have been suggested they must be regarded as tentative, and even the interpretation of the major features is at times conjectural. It is hoped that a detailed analysis of the material will be possible and the results published in due course

Archaeology · Art history · Excavation · Foundation (evidence · Interpretation (philosophy · Norwegian · SAINT · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Philosophy

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