Place-names, Language and the Anglo-Saxon Landscape - Pubns Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies
Place-names, Language and the Anglo-Saxon Landscape - Pubns Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies
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17 March, 2011
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An exploration of the landscape of Anglo-Saxon England, particularly through the prism of place-names and what they can reveal. The landscape of modern England still bears the imprint of its Anglo-Saxon past. Villages and towns, fields, woods and forests, parishes and shires, all shed light on the enduring impact of the Anglo-Saxons. The essays in this volume explore the richness of the interactions between the Anglo-Saxons and their landscape: how they understood, described, and exploited the environments of which they were a part. Ranging from the earliest settlement period through to the urban expansion of late Anglo-Saxon England, this book draws on evidence from place-names, written sources, and the landscape itself to provide fresh insights into the topic. Subjects explored include the history of thestudy of place-names and the Anglo-Saxon landscape; landscapes of particular regions and the exploitation of particular landscape types; the mechanisms of the transmission and survival of written sources; and the problems and potentials of interdisciplinary research into the Anglo-Saxon landscape. Nicholas J. Higham is Professor of Early Medieval and Landscape History at the University of Manchester; Martin Ryan lectures in Medieval History at the University of Manchester. Contributors: Ann Cole, Linda M. Corrigan, Dorn Van Dommelen, Simon Draper, Gillian Fellows-Jensen, Della Hooke, Duncan Probert, Alexander R. Rumble, Martin J. Ryan, Peter A. Stokes, Richard Watson.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781843836032 |
| ISBN10 | 1843836033 |
| Number Of Pages | 258 |
| Item Weight | 542 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Format | hardback |
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This volume's strength is in solid empirical research into how early medieval landscape was settled, organised and exploited. * MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY *
As befits the fruit of an interdisciplinary conference with a wide remit, the essays cover a wide range of themes, with several displaying considerable historical and philological subtlety. * LANDSCAPE HISTORY *
Contains some excellent material that many will find very rewarding, and it will surely encourage further use of onomastic and documentary sources in the exploration of landscape history. * THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW *
There is much of interest, ranging from detailed surveys of estate boundaries to wider contributions considering Scandinavian settlement. * BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY *