Before They Were Vikings

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Dissertation University of California 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