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Between apathy and antipathy: the Vikings in Irish and Scandinavian history

1994/01/01 by Poul Holm · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Health Professions · Psychology · #Arctic and Russian Policy Studies #Indigenous Studies and Ecology #Island Studies and Pacific Affairs #Antipathy #Historiography #Irish #Nationalism #Apathy #History #Politics #Ancient history #Classics #Archaeology #Political science #Law #Psychology #Philosophy #Linguistics

paper · pdf · doi:10.1484/j.peri.3.209

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Abstract

This paper traces the varying phases and fortunes of the historiography of the Vikings in Ireland and the history of Viking antiquarianism from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to the present day. It treats of the different methodologies used and of the influence of politics, especially nationalism, on history writing.

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