Fakta genom fiktion? - En studie i framställningen av bronsåldern i skönlitteratur

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This essay is dealing with the question of the possibility for a non archaeologist to learn something about the Scandinavian Bronze Age by reading novels taking place in the specific period. I have studied novels written by Scandinavian writers between 1980 and present. Before I started I constructed nine different categories that I was to look for in the novels. The categories were constructed in the aim to get as a complete picture as possible of the Bronze Age society. The results were then compared to archaeological evident and theories and discussed in terms of this connection. I also discussed the writers own historical context as a reason for some descriptions of the Bronze Age. At last I put these two questions together in one and discussed if the Bronze Age was described in an adequate way and if there was a possibility of learning from the novels. I discovered that the novels often have a quite solid ground to stand on regarding archaeological facts, thought some of the content is based on the authors own historical context and will to write an adventure. I claim that archaeological novels may increase the interest for archaeology, which might lead to more students in archaeological studies, more jobs and more money to archaeological research. I also claim that it is a good idea to use archaeological novels as a complement to more scientific literature in universit...