Book Review of Re-imagining Periphery: Archaeology and Text in Northern Europe from Iron Age to Viking and Early Medieval Periods, edited by Charlotta Hillerdal and Kristin Ilves

Abstract

The archaeology of Iron Age (400 BCE–800 CE) and Early Medieval (800–1200 CE) Scandinavia continues to attract considerable attention, with novel approaches and data challenging previous interpretations about the far north of Europe. This is illustrated by the present volume, which has two main aims as outlined by the editors in the introduction: to reimagine the concept of periphery and to honor the work of Frands Herschend, professor emeritus at Uppsala University.