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Denmark: An Archaeological History from the Stone Age to the
Vikings
by P. V. Glob. Translated by Joan
Bulman. 351 pages,116photographs,10
drawings, 5 maps, chronologicaltable,
appendix, bibliography, indices. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New
York 1971 $15.00
This work quite adequately explains
the significanceof the many Danish archaeologicalmonuments,burial mounds,
settlement sites, roads, runestones,etc.
and relates them to the prehistoriccultures as well as to the geographicsetting.
It is superbly illustrated with photographs, many of which are Glob's own
and testify to his unusual abilityto capture the moodof an archaeologicalmonument in its geographicmicroenvironment. The detailed lists of the remains
and their cultural connectionas well as
the index with maps of the actual locale
of each monument make this a mostuseful travel-bookfor anyone- Danes included- interested in seeing for themselveshow each memorialis actuallypreserved.The bibliographyand indicesare
very good and quite detailed. One can
well recommendthis work to any interested tourist to Denmark.
But this is where the praise ends.The
translation by Joan Bulman is at times
so ignorant of the normal archaeological
terminologythat it makes reading difficult, at best. And Glob did not bother
to get someonequalified to check the
translation.
I spent many years as Glob's student
and I know of no man alive today as
capableas he to makethe past comealive
with his word-magicand intimatefeeling
for and knowledgeof the Danish landscape and its archaeologicaltreasures.
This pedestriantour is so muchmoredisappointing after reading the truly magnificent translation of the Bog People,
which had retained all of Glob's poetic
prose and specific word choices. The
change in title from the originalDanish
"Ancient Danish Memorials"- "Danske
Oldtidsminder"could furthermore suggest a heavy-handededitor. I hope the
Great Dane reallyhas not producedsuch
a, for him, superficialand unfeelingbook.
Elsebet Sander-Joroensen Rowlett
Universityof Missouri-Columbia

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