Ingvar the Far-Travelled
Between the Byzantium and Caucasus. A Maritime Approach to Discussion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21219988 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marcin Böhm (0000-0002-5393-3176, University of Opole, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Pages | 143-155 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studia Ceranea Journal of the Waldemar Ceran Research Centre for the History and Culture of the Mediterranean Area and South-East Europe (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2084-140X • E-ISSN: 2449-8378 |
| Publisher | Uniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.18778/2084-140x.09.08 |
| OpenAlex | W3014918180 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
The Journey to the East of the Viking Ingvar the Far-Traveled is one of the events that fit into the history of medieval relations of the Scandinavians with the world of Byzantium. It was a fateful expedition taking place between 1036 and 1041, and to this day it is a source of many controversies and speculations of researchers. The findings of the present paper suggest that the journey did not necessarily proceed to the lands of the Saracens or Byzantium but may have been part of the game played by Constantinople with its ally Tmutarkan, which opposed Jaroslav the Wise, these events unfolding in the north-eastern waters of the Black Sea
Ancient history · Archaeology · Black sea · Middle East · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History · Geology · Oceanography
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |