Before They Were Vikings

Contents......Page 7
Acknowledgments......Page 8
Abbreviations:......Page 9
Introduction......Page 10
Francia and the North Sea......Page 17
Coinage and Trade Goods......Page 21
Trade Centers......Page 29
Merchants......Page 34
Conclusion......Page 39
The Regnum Francorum and the Gens Danorum - Political Engagement up to the Death of Charlemagne......Page 41
First Meetings and Shared Borders......Page 42
Imitatio Regis Francorum and Imperialism......Page 52
Slavic Proxy Wars......Page 54
Charlemagne’s Last War......Page 58
Of Things to Come......Page 65
The Reign of Louis the Pious - New Contacts and New Dangers......Page 69
Civil Wars in Denmark......Page 70
Frankish Foreign Policy......Page 75
The Wolf’s Jaws: Harald’s Baptism at Ingelheim......Page 82
Christian Inroads in Scandinavia......Page 87
The Unraveling of a Northern Policy......Page 90
Conclusions......Page 98
Concluding Remarks......Page 99
Primary Sources:......Page 101
Secondary Sources:......Page 104