Håkonshallen 750 years. Royal Residence and National Monument

by Geir Atle Ersland (editor), Øystein Hellesøe Brekke (editor)

In 2011, Håkonshallen, the great hall of the medieval royal castle in Bergen, celebrated its 750th anniversary. To mark the event, a conference was held, bringing together historians, art historians and archaeologists to discuss topics concerning both the hall itself and the wider medieval world of which it was a part. This richly illustrated volume contains nine papers that were presented at the conference, discussing diverse topics related to the hall and its different aspects: The building itself, the people who used it, its function as center of the kingdom, the city and the castle, and its symbolic value, as a sign of royal power in medieval times and as relic of the medieval past today.

220 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013