A companion to the early Middle Ages : Britain and Ireland c. 500-c. 1100 / edited by Pauline Stafford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stafford, Pauline, editor.

Series:

Blackwell companions to British history

Wiley-Blackwell companions to history

Wiley-Blackwell companions to British history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--To 1066.

Great Britain.

History.

Ireland--History--To 1172.

Ireland.

Great Britain--Civilization--To 1066.

Civilization.

Ireland--Civilization--To 1172.

Civilization, Medieval.

Middle Ages.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 554 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Edition:

Paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.

Summary:

This collection of 28 original essays by leading scholars covers the key debates and issues involved in writing a history of Britain and Ireland in the early middle ages. It moves away from the Anglo-centrism which has often characterized accounts of the centuries from the end of the Roman occupation of Britain up to the Norman Conquest of England and its aftermath. The essays combine inclusive and comparative approaches with the questioning of artificial distinctions of modern national boundaries. They are written in a clear, provocative, and lively manner and, taken as a whole, provide both a sophisticated and authoritative overview of the scholarship that has shaped our current understanding of the early medieval history of Britain and Ireland and a new view of that history.

Drawing on the range of current historical scholarship, A Companion to the Early Middle Ages is the first reference work of its kind to demonstrate how such a genuinely inclusive approach to the history of Britain and Ireland from c.500 to c.1100 can transform our understanding of the period. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Introductory Matter 1

1 Introduction / Pauline Stafford Stafford, Pauline 3

2 Historiography / Pauline Stafford Stafford, Pauline 9

3 Sources / Pauline Stafford Stafford, Pauline 23

Part II Britain and Ireland, C.500-C.750 39

4 Britain and Ireland, c.500 / Barbara Yorke Yorke, Barbara 41

5 Economy / Howard B. Clarke Clarke, Howard B. 57

6 Kings and Kingship / Barbara Yorke Yorke, Barbara 76

7 Communities and Kinship / David E. Thornton Thornton, David E. 91

8 Social Structure / Thomas M. Charles-Edwards Charles-Edwards, Thomas M. 107

9 Britain, Ireland, and Europe, c.500-c.750 / Paul Fouracre Fouracre, Paul 126

10 Conversions to Christianity / Huw Pryce Pryce, Huw 143

11 Church Organization and Pastoral Care / Thomas Pickles Pickles, Thomas 160

12 Latin Learning and Christian Art / Martin J. Ryan Ryan, Martin J. 177

Part III Britain and Ireland in the Long Ninth Century, C.750-C.900 193

13 Viking Raids and Conquest / Dawn Hadley Hadley, Dawn 195

14 Scandinavian Settlement / Dawn Hadley Hadley, Dawn 212

15 Britain, Ireland, and Europe, c.750-c.900 / Janet L. Nelson Nelson, Janet L. 231

Part IV Britain and Ireland, C.900-C.1100 249

16 Scotland / Alex Woolf Woolf, Alex 251

17 Ireland, c.900-c.l000 / Edel Bhreathnach Bhreathnach, Edel 268

18 Ireland, c.lOOO-c. 1100 / Sean Duffy Duffy, Sean 285

19 Northumbria / William M. Aird Aird, William M. 303

20 Southumbria / Charles Insley Insley, Charles 322

21 Wales and West Britain / John Reuben Davies Davies, John Reuben 341

22 Britain, Ireland, and Europe, c.900-c.1100 / Simon MacLean MacLean, Simon 358

23 The Institutional Church / Catherine Cubitt Cubitt, Catherine 376

24 Pastoral Care and Religious Belief / Catherine Cubitt Cubitt, Catherine 395

25 Nobility / Julia Crick Crick, Julia 414

26 Settlement and Social Differentiation / Sally Crawford Crawford, Sally 432

27 Localities / David E. Thornton Thornton, David E. 446

28 Queens and Queenship / Pauline Stafford Stafford, Pauline 459.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-523) and index.

ISBN:

9781118425138

1118425138

OCLC:

828914560

Publisher Number:

99970405936