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The early Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of southern Britain, AD 450-650 : beneath the Tribal Hidage / Sue Harrington and Martin Welch.
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EBSCOhost eBook History Collection - North America- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harrington, Sue, author.
- Welch, Martin G., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anglo-Saxons--England--Antiquities.
- Anglo-Saxons.
- Tribes--Great Britain--History--To 1500.
- Tribes.
- Hidage--History--To 1500.
- Hidage.
- Civilization, Anglo-Saxon.
- Great Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England ; Havertown, Pennsylvania : Oxbow Books, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Tribal Hidage, attributed to the 7th century, records the named groups and polities of early Anglo-Saxon England and the taxation tribute due from their lands and surpluses. Whilst providing some indication of relative wealth and its distribution, rather little can be deduced from the Hidage concerning the underlying economic and social realities of the communities documented. Sue Harrington and the late Martin Welch have adopted a new approach to these issues, based on archaeological information from 12,000 burials and 28,000 objects of the period AD 450-650. The nature, distribution and
- Contents:
- ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Plates""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""1 The Early Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of Southern Britain: evidence and questions""; ""2 The Early Anglo-Saxon Census""; ""3 The Environmental Context of Southern Britain""; ""4 Travelling and Using the Land- and Sea-Scapes""; ""5 Sites, Locations and Soils""; ""6 Surrey: A Case Study""; ""7 A Common Wealth in Iron?""; ""8 Community Wealth in Iron Compared""; ""9 A Restricted Wealth in Copper Alloys?""; ""10 Esoteric Materials: Amber, Amethyst, Gold and Silver""
- ""11 External Forces? A Review of the Frankish Influence within Southern Britain""""12 The Frankish Data Examined""; ""13 Synthesis: Beneath the Tribal Hidage""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""Plates""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781782976134
- 1782976132
- 9781782976158
- 1782976159
- OCLC:
- 879034171
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