Routes and long-distance traffic: the nodal points of Wulfstan's voyage

Søren Sindbæk; A. Englert; A. Trakadas

Routes and long-distance traffic: the nodal points of Wulfstan's voyage

Søren Sindbæk, A. Englert (Editor), A. Trakadas (Editor)

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Abstract

Wulfstan, author of the sole preserved contemporary description of the 9th-century southern Baltic littoral, is an enigmatic fi gure. From archaeology we have learned that the coast he followed was at this time speckled with trading ports, large and small. Yet not only does Wulfstan’s party call in none of these ports, but his description omits them completely, while supplying consistently accurate information on the islands passed to the north. Was Wulfstan therefore badly informed? To approach an answer it will be useful to consider more closely the relationship between the activities he was engaged in and his geographical knowledge.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Wulfstan's Voyage
Subtitle of host publication	The Baltic Sea Region in the Early Viking Age as Seen from Shipboard
Editors	A. Englert, A. Trakadas
Place of Publication	Roskilde
Publisher	The Viking Ship Museum
Pages	72-78
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	978-87-85180-56-8
Publication status	Published - 2008

Publication series

Name	Maritime Culture of the North
Publisher	The Viking Ship Museum
Volume	2

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Sindbæk, S., Englert, A. (Ed.), & Trakadas, A. (Ed.) (2008). Routes and long-distance traffic: the nodal points of Wulfstan's voyage. In A. Englert, & A. Trakadas (Eds.), Wulfstan's Voyage: The Baltic Sea Region in the Early Viking Age as Seen from Shipboard (pp. 72-78). (Maritime Culture of the North; Vol. 2). The Viking Ship Museum. http://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/academic-staff/soren-sindbaek/

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Sindbæk, S, Englert, A (ed.) & Trakadas, A (ed.) 2008, Routes and long-distance traffic: the nodal points of Wulfstan's voyage. in A Englert & A Trakadas (eds), Wulfstan's Voyage: The Baltic Sea Region in the Early Viking Age as Seen from Shipboard. Maritime Culture of the North, vol. 2, The Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde, pp. 72-78. <http://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/academic-staff/soren-sindbaek/>

Routes and long-distance traffic: the nodal points of Wulfstan's voyage. / Sindbæk, Søren; Englert, A. (Editor); Trakadas, A. (Editor).
Wulfstan's Voyage: The Baltic Sea Region in the Early Viking Age as Seen from Shipboard. ed. / A. Englert; A. Trakadas. Roskilde: The Viking Ship Museum, 2008. p. 72-78 (Maritime Culture of the North; Vol. 2).

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