Leszek GardeÅa's "The Vikings in Poland" explores the extensive history of Viking studies within Poland, emphasizing their significant cultural and religious influence. It covers from 19th-century romanticism to ideological excavations during WWII and reveals how the Viking presence has been misinterpretated in popular media and historical narratives. GardeÅa's exhaustive archaeological research makes this work crucial for understanding Norse interactions with local communities and their role in shaping the early Polish state, positioning it as perhaps his most important contribution to Viking studies.
This study begins with a chapter detailing the long history of Viking studies in Poland extending from the period of National Romantic fascination with the North among poets, writers, and painters, through the ideologically motivated Nazi excavations during the Second World War, to the changes that occurred in the communist times and after Poland's accession to the European Union.
This volume is poised to become a foundational text for the study of Norse influence in Poland and Eastern Europe, as well as a significant contribution to the broader field of Viking and medieval studies.
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