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Later Medieval Aristocratic Landscapes in Scandinavia

Hansson, Martin LU orcid (2014) Chateau Gaillard XXVI 26. p.207-215
Abstract
During the last couple of decades it has become obvious that the aristocracy created elite landscapes around their castles. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the presence of late medieval elite aristocratic landscapes in Scandinavia. The castles of Bergkvara in medieval Sweden and Glimmingehus and Gurre in medieval Denmark are discussed. The result shows that the Scandinavian aristocracy used the landscape around their castles for fulfilling the aristocratic lifestyle and that it is possible to find Scandinavian versions of the aristocratic landscapes we find elsewhere in Europe. It is however important to realise that they were adjusted to local circumstances.
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subject
keywords
castles, landscape, aristocracy, Bergkvara, Glimmingehus, Gurre
host publication
Chateau Gaillard
editor
Flambard Hericher, Anne-­‐Marie
volume
26
pages
207 - 215
publisher
Presses universitaires de Caen, les Publications du CRAHM.
conference name
Chateau Gaillard XXVI
conference location
Abenraa, Denmark
conference dates
2012-08-25 - 2012-09-01
external identifiers
  • scopus:84917735957
ISSN
0577-5752
language
English
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yes
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1f2babd4-22b2-479f-a299-c234df96ac41 (old id 4186678)
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2016-04-01 14:33:36
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  author       = {{Hansson, Martin}},
  booktitle    = {{Chateau Gaillard}},
  editor       = {{Flambard Hericher, Anne-­‐Marie}},
  issn         = {{0577-5752}},
  keywords     = {{castles; landscape; aristocracy; Bergkvara; Glimmingehus; Gurre}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{207--215}},
  publisher    = {{Presses universitaires de Caen, les Publications du CRAHM.}},
  title        = {{Later Medieval Aristocratic Landscapes in Scandinavia}},
  volume       = {{26}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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