(X-Post from r/History) Does anyone have any good articles about the progression of Viking architecture? Specifically Viking Long Halls.

by Rcove28

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I hope this is the right place for this. I'm really interested in Viking History and ancient architecture and want to learn more about how their architecture progress. Like the changes that occurred after their 'interactions' with Christian culture and places like Frankia.

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textandtrowel

I think the place to start might be Helena Hamerow's work:

  • Helena Hamerow, Early Medieval Settlements: The Archaeology of Rural Communities in Northwest Europe 400-900. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.

A few other things that I've come across:

Sorry if that seems a bit sparse. Hamerow's really your best bet, from what I've read, although there must be more out there. There's also some really interesting work by Lars Larsson on UppÄkra, although the research focus there is more toward around 500-800, or in the centuries just preceding the Viking Age. If that strikes your interest, Lotte Hedeager has also done some really provocative work on that period as well.

Many Scandinavian archaeologists use academia.edu to spread their work. You might need to create an account to download, but it's pretty hassle free. So if somebody's name shows up in one of Hamerow's footnotes, and their work sounds good, you can usually find their most recent stuff available there.