Contents of special issue on Varangian problems (1970)

• Preface    3
  
• Knud Rahbek Schmidt: The Varangian problem. A brief history of the controversy     7
  
• I. P. Šaskol'skij: Recent developments in the Normanist controversy    21
  
• Ole Klindt-Jensen: The evaluation of the archaeological evidence    39
  
• Discussion of Šaskol'skij's and Klindt-Jensen's papers    45
  
• A. N. Kirpičnikov: Connections between Russia and Scandinavia in the 9th and 10th centuries, as illustrated by weapon finds     50
  
• Discussion of Kirpičnikov's paper    77
  
• O. I. Davidan: Contacts between Staraja Ladoga and Scandinavia    79
  
• Discussion of Davidan's paper    92
  
• D. A. Avdusin: Material culture in the towns of Ancient Rus'    95
  
• David M. Wilson: East and West: a comparison of Viking settlement   107
  
• Discussion of Avdusin's and Wilson's papers   116
  
• Aslak Liestøl: Runic Inscriptions   121
  
• Discussion of Liestøl's paper    132
  
• Hans Chr. Sørensen: The So-Called Varangian-Russian Problem   133
  
• Discussion of Sørensen's paper    141
  
• Knud Rahbek Schmidt: On the possible traces of Nordic influence in Russian place-names   143
  
• Discussion of Rahbek Schmidt's paper   147
  
• Dimitri Obolensky: The Byzantine sources on the Scandinavians in Eastern Europe   149
  
• Discussion of Obolensky's paper    165
  
• D. S. Lichačev: The legend of the calling-in of the Varangians, and political purposes in Russian chronicle-writing from the second half of the llth to the beginning of the 12th century    170
  
• Discussion of Lichačev's paper   186
  
• Josef Poulík: Die Ausgrabungen in Mikulčice als Beitrag zur Geschichte Mittel-europas im 6.-10. Jahrhundert    188
  
• Ivan Dujčev: Les Normands a Byzance et dans la peninsule des Balkans    201
  
• Discussion of Poulík's and Dujčev's papers    209
  
• List of participants and final resolution    211
  
• Index of Names     214