IMC 2012: Sessions

Session 1723: The Viking Winter-Camp at Torksey, Lincolnshire, II

Organiser:	Dawn Hadley, Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield
Moderator/Chair:	Julian D. Richards, Department of Archaeology, University of York
Paper 1723-a	Burial Practices in Viking-Age Torksey (Language: English) Dawn Hadley, Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield Index terms: Archaeology - General, Archaeology - Sites, Daily Life, Ecclesiastical History
Paper 1723-b	Surveying the Landscape of the Viking Winter-Camp (Language: English) Hannah Brown, Department of Archaeology, University of York Index terms: Archaeology - General, Archaeology - Sites
Paper 1723-c	Ring-Fenced Vikings: Scandinavian Army Camps and Defensive Tactics from Torksey to Trelleborg (Language: English) Søren M. Sindbæk, Department of Archaeology, University of York Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Archaeology - General, Archaeology - Sites
Abstract	The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reports that the viking 'great army' over-wintered at Torksey on the River Trent in 872-3. Until recently, the nature of the settlement was obscure. However, the activities of metal-detectorists have begun to reveal large amounts of metalwork, suggesting both that the army came to a pre-existing settlement of some significance and that a Scandinavian signature continues to be visible into the 10th century. These two sessions report on the results of a new research project, exploring the archaeological evidence from Torksey and setting the site into its broader context.