This is an impressive work of true scholarship, multidisciplinary in its handling of archaeological, geographical, linguistic and much later written material, and representing a real advance in academic understanding. -- Howard B. Clarke * Early Medieval Europe * Sanmark is establishing a new paradigm on the Norse thing-system, wherein she paves a new way for an understanding of the sagas as necessary historical accounts. -- Torgrim Titlestad * Northern Scotland * This is a study which has been long needed, and it fills a big gap in our bibliographies of the Viking Age and of Norse culture an excellent book on the thing sites of Scandinavia and the role of the assemblies in the lives of medieval communities. -- Barbara Crawford, University of St Andrews * Northern Studies * A useful addition to any Viking library. -- Stephen Harrison * Scottish Archaeological Journal * Diligently researched and well-writtenSanmark examines diverse examples of assembly sites, blending the discussion of archaeological data with that of textual evidence and place names; this is all supported by numerous informative, high-quality maps and photographshighly recommended as a thought-provoking and valuable addition to any early medievalists bookshelf. -- Ben Raffield, Uppsala University * The Society for Medieval Archaeology * Diligently researched and well-writtenSanmark examines diverse examples of assembly sites, blending the discussion of archaeological data with that of textual evidence and place names; this is all supported by numerous informative, high-quality maps and photographshighly recommended as a thought-provoking and valuable addition to any early medievalists bookshelf. -- Ben Raffield, Uppsala University * The Society for Medieval Archaeology *
