Dying Prepared in Medieval and Early Modern Northern Europe

Anu Lahtinen, Ph.D. (2007), is Professor of Finnish and Nordic History at the University of Helsinki. She has published monographs and articles on medieval and early modern social and cultural history, focusing on the history of Northern Europe. Mia Korpiola, LL.D. (2004), is Professor of Legal History at the University of Turku. An expert in long-term legal history, her publications include (ed.) Regional Variations in Matrimonial Law and Custom in Europe, 1150-1600 (2011).

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1 Introduction: Preparing for a Good Death in Medieval and Early Modern Northern Europe
 Anu Lahtinen and Mia Korpiola


2 Restless Dead or Peaceful Cadavers? Preparations for Death and Afterlife in Medieval Iceland
 Kirsi Kanerva


3 William Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester (1366–1404) and His Preparations for Death
 Cindy Wood


4 “At Death’s Door”: The Authority of Deathbed Confessions in Medieval and Early Modern Swedish Law
 Mia Korpiola


5 The Concern for Salvation in the Cities of Lesser Poland in the Sixteenth Century
 Dominika Burdzy


6 Death with an Agenda: Preparing for an Aristocratic Death in Reformation Sweden
 Anu Lahtinen


7 Dying Unprepared in Early Modern Swedish Funeral Sermons
 Otfried Czaika


8 “Lord, have mercy on me”: Spiritual Preparations for Suicide in Early Modern Sweden
 Riikka Miettinen


9 Preparing for Death: Concluding Remarks
 Bertil Nilsson

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