Sarah Semple is Head of the Department of Archaeology, Durham University, UK.Alexandra Sanmark is Reader in Medieval Archaeology at the Institute for Northern Studies, University of the Highlands and Islands, UK.Frode Iversen is Professor in Archaeology at the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, Norway.Natascha Mehler is a Senior Researcher at the Department of Prehistory and Historical Archaeology, Vienna University, Austria.

• 1. Introduction 2. Research Histories 3. Methods and Approaches 4. Lawthings and Inauguration Sites in Scandinavia 5. Landscapes of Law in Norway 6. Colonisation and Control: Assembly Systems to New Territories 7. Assembly and Trade in Iceland and Beyond 8. Things in the North 9.Concluding Thoughts

"Negotiating the North is a truly impressive work, showing the importance of assembly places and practice for our comprehension of the changing communities of early medieval northern Europe via expert interrogation of the varied data." Duncan W Right – Medieval Archaeology

Sarah Semple is Head of the Department of Archaeology, Durham University, UK.Alexandra Sanmark is Reader in Medieval Archaeology at the Institute for Northern Studies, University of the Highlands and Islands, UK.Frode Iversen is Professor in Archaeology at the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, Norway.Natascha Mehler is a Senior Researcher at the Department of Prehistory and Historical Archaeology, Vienna University, Austria.

• 1. Introduction 2. Research Histories 3. Methods and Approaches 4. Lawthings and Inauguration Sites in Scandinavia 5. Landscapes of Law in Norway 6. Colonisation and Control: Assembly Systems to New Territories 7. Assembly and Trade in Iceland and Beyond 8. Things in the North 9.Concluding Thoughts

"Negotiating the North is a truly impressive work, showing the importance of assembly places and practice for our comprehension of the changing communities of early medieval northern Europe via expert interrogation of the varied data." Duncan W Right – Medieval Archaeology

Sarah Semple is Head of the Department of Archaeology, Durham University, UK.Alexandra Sanmark is Reader in Medieval Archaeology at the Institute for Northern Studies, University of the Highlands and Islands, UK.Frode Iversen is Professor in Archaeology at the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, Norway.Natascha Mehler is a Senior Researcher at the Department of Prehistory and Historical Archaeology, Vienna University, Austria.

• 1. Introduction 2. Research Histories 3. Methods and Approaches 4. Lawthings and Inauguration Sites in Scandinavia 5. Landscapes of Law in Norway 6. Colonisation and Control: Assembly Systems to New Territories 7. Assembly and Trade in Iceland and Beyond 8. Things in the North 9.Concluding Thoughts

"Negotiating the North is a truly impressive work, showing the importance of assembly places and practice for our comprehension of the changing communities of early medieval northern Europe via expert interrogation of the varied data." Duncan W Right – Medieval Archaeology