IMC 2013: Sessions
Session 719: Pain, Profit, and a Little Pleasure in Medieval Scandinavia, I
Tuesday 2 July 2013, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | Creating the New North Research Programme, Universitetet i Tromsø |
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Organiser: | Richard Holt, Institutt for historie og religionsvitenskap, Universitetet i Tromsø - Norges Arktiske Universitetet |
Moderator/Chair: | Kerstin Hundahl, Historiska Institutionen, Lunds Universitet |
Paper 719-a | Eating to Live or Living to Eat?: The Living Standards of North Norwegian Fishing Families (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Daily Life, Economics - Trade, Social History |
Paper 719-b | Imported Pottery - Imported Habits?: Table Manners in Late Medieval Northern Norway (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Daily Life, Economics - Trade |
Paper 719-c | Pleasure, Jealousy, and Magic: The Witchcraft Trial of Ragnhild Tregagaas in 1325 (Language: English) Index terms: Folk Studies, Gender Studies, Mentalities, Sexuality |
Abstract | To all appearances, the fishermen of northern Norway lived poor lives, and displayed a low level of material culture. In reality, both their diet and their material culture could be surprisingly good, a consequence of their producing a valuable trade commodity which enabled them to eat well and to import quite luxurious items. Farming families of southern Norway followed traditional European marriage strategies, and disputes over marriage settlements produced documentation that allows a close study of the issues at dispute. On at least one occasion, a dispute over personal relationships led to charges of sorcery and witchcraft. |