Jette Linaa

Forfatterne forsøger med udgangspunkt i stednavnestudier, talrige arkæologiske undersøgelser, analyser af omfattende og systematiske metaldetektorafsøgninger samt nye borgstudier at tegne et billede af bebyggelsens på Samsø i vikingetid og middelalder – dens karakter og udvikling. I flere tilfælde kan bosættelserne føres tilbage til yngre germansk jernalder, samtidig med Kanhavekanalen, der blev anlagt i 720’erne, men efter sandsynlighed stadig var i brug i vikingetiden.

Aarhus is one of the oldest and most important Danish towns, but the archaeological sources have so far not been fully analyzed. Based on excavations and finds the Aarhus and its periphery the development of the town and its network is analyzed from Viking Age to mid-1800. Central is the special urban way of living which makes town dwellers into citizens. The urban communities are in focus as well as their challenges: division between town and countryside, but also social divisions of the towns people, and between newcomers and born and bred citizens.

Aarhus is one of the oldest and most important Danish towns, but the archaeological sources have so far not been fully analyzed. Based on excavations and finds the Aarhus and its periphery the development of the town and its network is analyzed from Viking Age to mid-1800. Central is the special urban way of living which makes town dwellers into citizens. The urban communities are in focus as well as their challenges: division between town and countryside, but also social divisions of the towns people, and between newcomers and born and bred citizens.