Det urbana rummet berättar - Skanör-Falsterbos medeltida urbana landskap och betydelse
(2022) ARKH04 20212Historical Archaeology
- Abstract
- The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of how Skanör-Falsterbo’s urban
medieval landscape can show what importance they held as market towns and what is left of it
in the landscape today. This has been done using a phenomenological theory together with
social structuralism and spatial theory. I have conducted this study using antiquities, historical
maps and written sources, together with earlier studies of the area. I have also visited the
localities myself. The conclusion is that the urban medieval landscape can tell us that there
has been a great need to show off power in the two towns and that they have been important
political standpoints for the monarchy, church, and the Hanseatic league. However, the
... (More) - The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of how Skanör-Falsterbo’s urban
medieval landscape can show what importance they held as market towns and what is left of it
in the landscape today. This has been done using a phenomenological theory together with
social structuralism and spatial theory. I have conducted this study using antiquities, historical
maps and written sources, together with earlier studies of the area. I have also visited the
localities myself. The conclusion is that the urban medieval landscape can tell us that there
has been a great need to show off power in the two towns and that they have been important
political standpoints for the monarchy, church, and the Hanseatic league. However, the
importance of the two towns cannot be read only by studying the landscape. It must be done
in coherence with the activities that have been conducted at the sites. Only then can the
importance that the people of the past gave to the towns be seen. The signs that are still left
today are the two town churches, the two ruins of the fortresses, the hill that the beacon stood
on and holes after fish stalls. (Less)
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- author
- Hellmuth, Freja LU
- supervisor
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- Jonas Nordin LU
- organization
- course
- ARKH04 20212
- year
- 2022
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Skanör, Falsterbo, Skånemarknaden, Scanian fair, Scania, Medieval, Urbanity
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9077368
- date added to LUP
- 2022-06-07 13:31:22
- date last changed
- 2022-06-07 13:31:22
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