Boathouses as indicators of political organization

Myhre, Bj⊘rn

doi:10.1080/00293652.1985.9965410

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“…Nilsen, 1998). Curved outer walls are well documented features in the south (see Hinsch, 1961;Rolfsen, 1974;Myhre, 1985 for examples). In North Norway, parallel or V-shaped walls making the boathouse appear broader in the front and narrower towards the back gable are more prominent (Wickler & Nilsen, 2005: 16).…”

Section: Differencesmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Small ditches are sometimes located along the inner walls in structures from southern Norway (Hinsch, 1961;Rolfsen, 1974;Myhre, 1985). In the south, postholes are rare and primarily associated with large boathouses (Myhre, 1985: 37;Auestad, 1992: 6Á7).…”

Section: Differencesmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…The remains of wooden walls of standing planks have been documented along the interior of several structures in both regions as well as the presence of a narrow ditch extending along the central floor axis. Boat nails and iron slag are common in both north and south, but ceramics seem to be most common in the Rogaland boathouse material (Hinsch, 1961;Rolfsen, 1974;Myhre, 1985;R. Nilsen, 1995;G.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Grimm, 2001Grimm, , 2002Grimm, , 2006. Bjørn Myhre's (1985Myhre's ( , 1997 work is particularly relevant in this respect. Here 44 boathouses from 37 different sites in Hordaland, Rogaland and Vest-Agder counties formed the basis of an analysis (Myhre, 1985: 36Á37), but the primary focus was on 21 large boathouses, 17 of them longer than 25 m. The boathouses measuring 6Á15 m were, in Myrhe's opinion, used for the small boats of farmers and fishermen and not further discussed (Myhre, 1985: 38).…”

Section: History Of Norwegian Boathouse Researchmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Boathouses as Indicators of Ethnic Interaction?

Nilsen¹,

Wickler²

2011

Acta Borealia

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Research on pre-modern boathouses in Norway over the past decades has principally been concerned with large boathouses reflecting social stratification within Norse communities. In northern Norway there has been a greater interest in smaller boathouses as components of the maritime cultural landscape rather than a narrow focus on the political landscape. This article presents an investigation of variation in the form and content displayed by boathouses outside areas with predominantly Norse settlement in northern Norway, i.e. to the north and east of the Lyngen Fjord. The study is based on boathouse excavations conducted by the authors at Spildra in Kvaenangen and Flatvollen in Lyngen from northern Troms, and Skonsvika at Berlevåg in Finnmark. A detailed analysis of the excavation results reveals marked differences, both between the investigated structures and in comparison to boathouses from Vestvågøy in the Lofoten Islands associated with Norse settlement. This variability is interpreted as a potential indicator of ethnic interaction in the study area.

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Section: Differencesmentioning

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Section: Differencesmentioning

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Section: History Of Norwegian Boathouse Researchmentioning

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Boathouses as Indicators of Ethnic Interaction?

Nilsen¹,

Wickler²

2011

Acta Borealia

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“…1200 (Andersen 1977:264-265, Ersland 2000). An early dating of the skipreiða system in western Norway is also to some degree supported by archaeological studies (Myhre 1985(Myhre , 1997.…”

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confidence: 99%