Contents of 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. Kirpicnikov: Connections between Russia and Scandinavia in the 9th and 10th centuries, as illustrated by weapon finds 50
* Discussion of Kirpicnikov'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. Lichacev: 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 Lichacev's paper 186
* Josef Poulík: Die Ausgrabungen in Mikulcice als Beitrag zur Geschichte Mittel-europas im 6.-10. Jahrhundert 188
* Ivan Dujcev: Les Normands a Byzance et dans la peninsule des Balkans 201
* Discussion of Poulík's and Dujcev's papers 209
* List of participants and final resolution 211
* Index of Names 214