Life in early medieval Wales / Nancy Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, Nancy, author.

Series:

Medieval history and archaeology.

Oxford scholarship online.

Medieval history and archaeology

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Wales.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Wales--Antiquities.

Wales.

Wales--History--To 1063.

Wales--Social life and customs--To 1500.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

The period AD300-1050, spanning the collapse of Roman rule to the coming of the Normans, was formative in the development of Wales. This book uses archaeology and other evidence to uncover how people lived in late Roman and early medieval Wales and how their lives changed over time, as well as drawing comparisons with Britain and the wider world.

Contents:

Intro

Series page

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication page

Preface and Acknowledgements

Contents

List of Illustrations

1. Rediscovering the Early Medieval Past in Wales: Approaches and Sources

Antiquarians and the Archaeology of Early Medieval Wales

The Later Nineteenth and First Half of the Twentieth Centuries

Modern Approaches

Approaching the Written Sources

2. Space and Time

Land and Sea

Climate Change and its Impact

Reconstructing the Early Medieval Landscape

Time and Memory

3. Continuity and Collapse

Problems with Dating and Chronology

From Roman to Post-Roman Wales: A Regional View

Crossing the Divide

4. The Legacy of Rome, Irish Settlement, and Changing Identities

The Roman Legacy and its Reinvention

Inscribed Memorial Stones

Other Evidence for Irish Settlement and its Impact

Conclusion

5. Hearth and Home

In Search of Settlements

Hillforts, Promontory Forts, and Related High-Status Sites

Other High-Status Settlements

Farmsteads

Buildings and the Use of Space

6. Food, Farming, and the Agricultural Economy

The Farming Landscape: Fields and Estates

Cereals and Other Crops

Animal Husbandry

Hunting, Fishing, and Gathering

Diet and Health

7. Craft, Display, and Trade

Materials, Craftworking, and Technology

Display, Identity, Social Interaction, and Belonging

Trade and Exchange

8. Christianity: Identifying the Evidence

Church Buildings

Inscribed Stones and Stone Sculpture

Burials and Cemeteries

Enclosures

Holy Wells and Trees

Relics, Reliquaries, and other Christian Metalwork

Written Sources

Place Names and Church Dedications

9. Conversion, Commemoration, and Burial

Pre-Christian Religions

The Origins of Christianity.

Commemoration

Burial

10. Christian Sites and Christian Landscapes

Major Monasteries, Mother Churches, and Clasau

Island Monasteries, Hermitages, and Female Religious Sites

Lesser Churches, Chapels, and Cemeteries

Christianity and the Wider Landscape

11. Ritual and Belief

Saints' Cults, Relics, and Pilgrimage

Death and Commemoration

12. Power and Authority

Assembly Sites and Other Meeting Places

Building Borders and Frontiers: Changing Relations with Anglo-Saxon England

The Viking Impact

13. Conclusion

References

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 31, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Edwards, Nancy Life in Early Medieval Wales

ISBN:

0-19-179777-4

0-19-288838-2

0-19-104789-9