num_pages: 352
description: Nyberg (medieval history, U. of Southern Denmark, Odense) synthesizes the origins, spread, and effects of monasticism in Scandinavia, along the shores of the Baltic and the North Seas, against the background of the struggle between Christianity and non-Christian traditions. From the early monasticism among the Frisians and Saxons through the expansion finally to Pomerania and the southern Baltic littoral, he emphasizes the role of abbeys and convents within their local surroundings as centers of conversion, recruitment, and the redistribution of wealth. He also considers their relations with the cathedral towns and royal strongholds. A fine, durable volume. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: Monasticism in North-Western Europe, 800-1200
titlecomplete: Monasticism in North-Western Europe, 800-1200 (The Church in Early Medieval Europe)
publisher: Scolar Pr