Memorial Ritual and the Writing of History

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Memorial Ritual and the Writing of History. / Petersen, Nils Holger.

Historical and Intellectual Culture in the Long Twelfth Century: The Scandinavian Connection. ed. / Mia Münster-Swendsen; Thomas Heebøll-Holm; Sigbjørn Olsen Sønnesyn. Toronto and Durham : Ponticical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2016. p. 166 - 188.

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Harvard

Petersen, NH 2016, Memorial Ritual and the Writing of History. in M Münster-Swendsen, T Heebøll-Holm & SO Sønnesyn (eds), Historical and Intellectual Culture in the Long Twelfth Century: The Scandinavian Connection. Ponticical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto and Durham, pp. 166 - 188.

APA

Petersen, N. H. (2016). Memorial Ritual and the Writing of History. In M. Münster-Swendsen, T. Heebøll-Holm, & S. O. Sønnesyn (Eds.), Historical and Intellectual Culture in the Long Twelfth Century: The Scandinavian Connection (pp. 166 - 188). Ponticical Institute of Mediaeval Studies.

Vancouver

Petersen NH. Memorial Ritual and the Writing of History. In Münster-Swendsen M, Heebøll-Holm T, Sønnesyn SO, editors, Historical and Intellectual Culture in the Long Twelfth Century: The Scandinavian Connection. Toronto and Durham: Ponticical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. 2016. p. 166 - 188

Author

Petersen, Nils Holger. / Memorial Ritual and the Writing of History. Historical and Intellectual Culture in the Long Twelfth Century: The Scandinavian Connection. editor / Mia Münster-Swendsen ; Thomas Heebøll-Holm ; Sigbjørn Olsen Sønnesyn. Toronto and Durham : Ponticical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2016. pp. 166 - 188

Bibtex

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