Da vichinghi a crociati: gli Scandinavi nel Mediterraneo (secoli IX-XII)
From Vikings to Crusaders: the Scandinavian in the Mediterranean Sea (9th-12th centuries)
Abstract
L'articolo ripercorre la storia dei rapporti tra il mondo nordico e quello mediterraneo, dall'età vichinga fino all'epoca delle crociate (IX-XII secolo), ricostruendo i gli avvenimenti, i percorsi e le motivazioni che spinsero uomini e donne del Nord a intraprendere il viaggio a sud. Dalle fonti esaminate (iscrizioni runiche, saghe norrene, cronache latine e arabe) emerge la sostanziale continuità di queste relazioni e soprattutto l'importanza della conversione al cristianesimo, che aprì ai pellegrini e poi ai crociati scandinavi le vie verso i principali santuari e luoghi santi della cristianità.
The article traces the history of the relationship between the Nordic and Mediterranean worlds, from the Viking age to the time of the Crusades (9th-12th century), reconstructing the events, paths and motivations that led men and women of the North to undertake the journey south. From the sources examined (runic inscriptions, Old Norse sagas, Latin and Arab chronicles) emerges the substantial continuity of these relationships and above all the importance of the conversion to Christianity, which for Scandinavian pilgrims and crusaders opened the way to the main Christian sanctuaries and holy places.
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