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Bronssvärd på Gotland : en typologi och genusdiskussion / Bronze swords on Gotland : a typologi and gender discussion

<p>On the island of Gotland in the Baltic sea there have been 18 archaeological find of bronze swords and five finds of bronze miniature swords and they have been dated to the bronze age periods II-VI. They have been found as ritual hoard offerings, as treasure hoards and in graves. These finds will be put in relation to each other and the bronze age landscape they have been found in. The purpose of this is to see if there is a pattern to be seen, if a specific sword-type can be found in a grave or hoard or if there’s a pattern to be seen in there placement in the landscape relating to other bronze age sites. The question of who used the sword during the bronze age will also be asked, followed by a discussion of gender, gender roles and power on Gotland during the bronze age.</p>

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:hgo-558
Date January 2010
CreatorsSommar, Fanny
PublisherGotland University, Institutionen för kultur, energi och miljö
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageSwedish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, text

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