Kelly, MorganMorganKellyÓ Gráda, CormacCormacÓ Gráda2012-07-242012-07-242012-04201211http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3722The ramifications of the Little Ice Age, a period of cooling temperatures straddling several centuries in northwestern Europe, reach far beyond meteorology into economic, political, and cultural history. The LIA has spawned a series of resonant images that range from frost fairs to contracting glaciers, and from disappearing vineyards to disappearing Viking colonies. This paper takes issue with these images, and argues that the phenomena they describe can be explained without resort to climate change.18133268 bytesapplication/pdfenClimateGlobal warmingLittle Ice AgeN50Q54Europe--Climate--HistoryClimatic changes--Europe--HistoryClimate and civilization--EuropeWorking Paperhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/