Viking boats in medieval Russia from written and archaeological evidence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21458199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Petr Sorokin (0000-0002-0936-173X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Pages | 373-377 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeonautica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0154-1854 • E-ISSN: 2117-6973 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/archaeonautica.3490 |
| OpenAlex | W4293167327 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Mention of Viking vessels in Russia is rare and brief both in Russian letopis (chronicles) and in ancient Nordic literature. Foreign-language boat names were usually used in medieval Russian documents to designate foreign vessels, while local vessels, as well as their parts and rigging, practically always had local names. Archaeological data of boat finds from the territory of early medieval Russia includes elements of Scandinavian vessels and representations of Viking boats. They have been discovered in medieval layers of Russian towns along the main inland water routes connected with the Baltic from the mid-8th to early 11th centuries, and in boat graves. The Scandinavian boatbuilding tradition existed here in the period of intensive Russian-Scandinavian contacts during the Viking Age
Ancient history · Archaeological evidence · Archaeology · Art · Baltic sea · Geography · Middle Ages · Viking Age · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Geology · Oceanography
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |