Reflections on kingship, the church and Viking-age silver in Ireland

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dc.contributor.authorSheehan, John
dc.contributor.editorKershaw, Jane
dc.contributor.editorWilliams, Gareth
dc.contributor.editorSindbæk, Søren
dc.contributor.editorGraham-Campbell, James
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-18T16:55:08Z
dc.date.available2019-11-18T16:55:08Z
dc.date.issued2018-12-17
dc.date.updated2019-10-25T15:29:26Z
dc.description.abstractThis chapter considers the wealth of some of Ireland’s kings, as represented by Viking Age silver hoards, and relates it to investment in the ecclesiastical sphere during the ninth and tenth centuries. While the rich Irish annals do not contain references to hoards or hoarding, there are some mentions of the phenomenon in early literary sources, and these relate to the church. In what follows, I argue that Viking Age silver hoards were deposited on church land with higher frequency than has hitherto been appreciated, and can therefore be seen to represent ecclesiastical, rather than secular, wealth. I consider a case study of Clann Cholmáin of Mide, the most powerful polity in tenth-century Ireland, and how its connections with the development of the monastery of Clonmacnoise may be related to its silver wealth, as evidenced by the Lough Ennell and Hare Island hoards. Finally, I briefly consider the status of the cross-marked ingot, which is suggested to be a product manufactured for use in Irish ecclesiastical contexts.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationSheehan, J. (2019) 'Reflections on kingship, the church and Viking-age silver in Ireland', in Kershaw, J. and Williams, G. (eds)., Silver, Butter, Cloth: Monetary and Social Economies in the Viking Age, Oxford : Oxford University Press, pp.104-122. isbn: 9780198827986en
dc.identifier.endpage122en
dc.identifier.isbn9780198827986
dc.identifier.startpage104en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/9026
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen
dc.relation.ispartofSilver, Butter, Cloth: Monetary and Social Economies in the Viking Age
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dc.rights© Oxford University Press 2019. Reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press, https://global.oup.com/academic/product/silver-butter-cloth-9780198827986en
dc.subjectViking Age silver hoardsen
dc.subjectViking ageen
dc.subjectViking age Irelanden
dc.subjectHiberno-Scandinavianen
dc.subjectHoardsen
dc.titleReflections on kingship, the church and Viking-age silver in Irelanden
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