2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A study of rune stones and inscriptions in Scandinavia and its related areas
Project/Area Number |
25704012
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
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Allocation Type | Partial Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
History of Europe and America
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Research Institution | Rikkyo University |
Principal Investigator |
OZAWA Minoru 立教大学, 文学部, 准教授 (90467259)
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Research Collaborator |
NARIKAWA Takahiro
KIKUCHI Shigeto
HASHIKAWA Hiroyuki
HASHIZUME Retsu
MURATA Koji
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Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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Keywords | ヴァイキング / ルーン石碑 / スカンディナヴィア / デンマーク / ノルウェー / スウェーデン / イェリング王権 / ビザンツ帝国 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research aims at studying (1) the comparison of making-process of the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, (2) the social meaning of raising of rune stones outside Scandinavia and (3) the reconstruction of political and economic activities of the Scandinavians in a Eurasian perspective through social role of rune stones inside and outside Scandinavia. That results in explaining (a) how rune stones were distributed and shaped reflected political message of the magnates who raised their stones and (b) why the Jelling dynasty dominated political scene in Scandinavia and in Northern Europe.
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Free Research Field |
北欧中世史
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