Nordic Elites in Transformation, c. 1050-1250, Volume I

Bjørn Poulsen is Professor of Medieval History at the School of Culture and Society at University of Aarhus. Helle Vogt is Professor in Legal History at the Faculty of Law at University of Copenhagen. Jón Viðar Sigurðsson is Professor of Medieval History at University of Oslo.

Introduction 1. Changes in the Nordic Elites’ Way of Extracting a Surplus from Landed Resources 2. From Slavery to Tenant Farming: Elite Economies in the Nordic Area c. 1050-1250 3. The Early Introduction of the Moldboard Plow in Denmark: Agrarian Technology and the Medieval Elites 4. Inheritance and Transfer of Landed Property: The Material Fundament of the Elites 5. Silver, Land, Towns, and the Elites: Social and Legal Aspects of Silver in Scandinavia c. 850-1150 6. The Elites and Money 7. Customs and Toll in the Nordic Area c. 800-1300 8. Holding Royal Office and the Creation and Consolidation of the Elites in Scandinavia c. 1050-1250 9. The Social Elites and Incomes from Churches c. 1050-1250 10. The Icelandic Chieftains and Their Economic Foundation c. 1050-1250 11. Conclusion