Iceland

Creator(s): Shelley Waxman; Davide Zori

Year: 2018

Summary

Dataset of 31 statuses (positions) found in the archaeological and historical literature on the Iceland from settlement (ca. 920 AD) to the period of Christianity (ca. 1260 AD). For each status, the expected roles and actual behaviors are listed, as are the rank (relative position) and bases for legitimacy or anyone holding the given status. Additional information on the society or status-holders' roles/behaviors are given as are all references from which the information came.

Cite this Record

Iceland. Shelley Waxman, Davide Zori. 2018 ( tDAR id: 447770) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8447770

Data Set Structure

Measurement Column
Count Column
Coded Column
Filename Column
Integration Column (has Ontology)

Table Information: Data

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Abbreviations Originally we abbreviated the references but later expanded them in the text. This list is included in case I missed replacing an abbreviation with the authors' names.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
References References cited alphabetically by author.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Basis of legitimacy What qualifies a person to occupy a particular status.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Reports to The status/person to whom the given status reports. This is an alternative to the "Place in hierarchy" column.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Place in hierarchy Relative rank of someone holding the given status.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Expected roles and behaviors Expected roles (activities) and actual behaviors of real people found in the literature for the given status.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Occupier of status Some examples of actual people who occupied the status/position.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Status name Name of status (position) found in the literature on the society. May be political, economic, or social status.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Keywords

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Ethnohistoric Research • Historic Background Research

General
Iceland, premodern society

Geographic Keywords
Iceland

Temporal Keywords
Early Settlement Period, Christianity period

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 920 to 1260 (approximate dates)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -25.049; min lat: 62.792 ; max long: -12.275; max lat: 66.754 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Paula Sabloff

File Information

  Name Size Creation Date Date Uploaded Access
Iceland-920AD.xlsx 30.89kb Dec 13, 2018 Dec 13, 2018 11:37:18 AM Public
  • Translated version Iceland-920AD_translated.xlsx (21.64kb)
    Data column(s) in this dataset have been associated with coding sheet(s) and translated: