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Download or read book Yeavering written by Brian Hope-Taylor and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume – originally published in 1977 and long out-of-print, but still in demand – describes the excavation of a site near Wooler in Northumberland which is identified with the place called Ad Gefrin by the Venerable Bede. There, Edwin of Northumbria had a northern palace; and there Paulinus, his Roman missionary, achieved mass-conversions. Excavation showed that the roots of Ad Gefrin stretched further back in time. The site was used as a cremation cemetery from about 2000 BC. Put under the plough, at or after the time that a British oppidum was established on an overlooking hill, it was still receiving cremations during the Roman Iron Age. Then, or slightly later, the first element of the future township was established: a palisaded enclosure rebuilt repeatedly (finally by Edwin himself). By the sixth century a little mortuary enclosure or ‘shrine’, its inhumations clustered round the focus of the prehistoric cremation cemetery, had been replaced by what appears to have been a pagan temple. That, preserved as part of Edwin’s township, was closely followed by a wooden ‘theatre’ for formal assemblies (which outlived Edwin). The series of royal halls so closely studied here then began: Edwin’s was the greatest, but it was neither the first nor the last. Techniques of excavation were evolved specially to allow the precise recovery of the details of vanished wooden structures. The author showed that archaeological enquiries into historical periods must, both in questions and answers, also serve the needs of students of written evidence. There has been much scholarly reinterpretation of the original results, but the volume stands as a record of that work.
Book Synopsis The Insular Tradition by : Catherine E. Karkov
Download or read book The Insular Tradition written by Catherine E. Karkov and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A breadth of interdisciplinary voices" discuss how geographical insularity - specifically that of Britain and Ireland - has affected artistic tradition.
Book Synopsis The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England by : Catherine E. Karkov
Download or read book The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England written by Catherine E. Karkov and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers comprehensive coverage of the archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England, bringing together essays on specifi fields, sites and objects, and offering the reader a representative range of both traditional and new methodologies and interdisciplinary approaches to the subject.
Book Synopsis The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe by : Dr Hilda Ellis Davidson
Download or read book The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe written by Dr Hilda Ellis Davidson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fragments of ancient belief mingle with folklore and Christian dogma until the original tenets are lost in the myths and psychologies of the intervening years. Hilda Ellis Davidson illustrates how pagan beliefs have been represented and misinterpreted by the Christian tradition, and throws light on the nature of pre-Christian beliefs and how they have been preserved. The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe stresses both the possibilities and the difficulties of investigating the lost religious beliefs of Northern Europe.
Book Synopsis Trees in the Religions of Early Medieval England by : Michael D. J. Bintley
Download or read book Trees in the Religions of Early Medieval England written by Michael D. J. Bintley and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2015 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on sources from archaeology and written texts, the author brings out the full significance of trees in both pagan and Christian Anglo-Saxon religion.
Book Synopsis Penda, Mercia's First King by : Paul Barrett
Download or read book Penda, Mercia's First King written by Paul Barrett and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2024-07-30 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the Venerable Bede wrote his iconic Ecclesiastic History of England in the eighth century, King Penda has been relegated to the role of villain and treated as a barrier to advancement in a battle between new ideas and a new culture. Paul Barrett outlines the background to the Anglo-Saxon takeover in England and explores the broad concepts of the Angles’ traditional culture, before delving into the life of Penda (605 – 655). Penda’s life spanned the first half of the seventh century, the era which gave birth to national identities which still form the central components of modern Britain; Wales, Scotland, and England all take shape through this period. Penda’s seemingly impossible ascent to prominence starts on the very periphery of power and ends with the dominance of Britain. He is at the centre of Mercia’s birth, expansion and rise. Throughout his reign his kingdom becomes a bastion of stability in a period of endemic warfare, climate change challenges, cultural competition, and unstable nation-to nation relationships. Throughout his life Penda challenges the status quo and shows the value of cultural pluralism in a time when the growing power of a new faith, Christianity, was pushing all others into extinction. Guided by his loyalty to an ancient culture, service to his family, and his powerful Queen Cynewise, Penda launched Mercia towards eventual supremacy, which would last for over 200 years. He was the last of the great Anglo-Saxon heathen warlords.
Book Synopsis An Archaeological History of Britain by : Jonathan Eaton
Download or read book An Archaeological History of Britain written by Jonathan Eaton and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-12-12 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative and accessible volume presents an archeological of Britain across millennia, from early prehistory to the present. The Archaeological History of Britain takes us from the earliest prehistoric archaeology right up to the contemporary archaeology of the present day through the use of key sites. Historian Jonathan Eaton uses key sites to illustrate each significant time period along with a narrative of change to accompany the changing archaeological record. The wide range of evidence utilized by archaeologists, such as artefacts, landscape studies, historical sources and genetics are emphasized throughout this chronological journey. The latest theoretical advances and practical discoveries are also explored, making this the most advanced narrative of British archaeology available.
Book Synopsis Age of Tyrants by : Christopher A. Snyder
Download or read book Age of Tyrants written by Christopher A. Snyder and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the waning of Roman rule, Britain was called a "province fertile with tyrants". Christopher Snyder's history of Britain during the two centuries after Rome's withdrawal reveals a hybrid society of Celtic, Roman, and Christian elements and documents the transition from magisterial to monarchical power. An appendix explores the Arthur and Merlin myths. 30 illustrations.
Book Synopsis Managing Archaeological Landscapes in Northumberland by : D. G. Passmore
Download or read book Managing Archaeological Landscapes in Northumberland written by D. G. Passmore and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2009-08-13 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Till-Tweed river catchment areas in Northumberland contain outstanding archaeological and palaeoenvironmental remains which have been in general only poorly understood. This study has assembled detailed data that will provide a platform for future landscape-based research and site-based investigation. Written from a landscape, or geoarchaeological perspective, this study develops a methodology and management tool that will allow planners, curators and developers working in the region to to easily access information across sectors, and provide a transparent and easily comprehended record of sensitive archaeological and palaeoenvironmental sites.
Book Synopsis Anglo-Saxon Keywords by : Allen J. Frantzen
Download or read book Anglo-Saxon Keywords written by Allen J. Frantzen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-03-08 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anglo-Saxon Keywords presents a series of entries that reveal the links between modern ideas and scholarship and the central concepts of Anglo-Saxon literature, language, and material culture. Reveals important links between central concepts of the Anglo-Saxon period and issues we think about today Reveals how material culture—the history of labor, medicine, technology, identity, masculinity, sex, food, land use—is as important as the history of ideas Offers a richly theorized approach that intersects with many disciplines inside and outside of medieval studies
Book Synopsis The Lords of Battle by : Stephen S. Evans
Download or read book The Lords of Battle written by Stephen S. Evans and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 1998-09-10 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In examining the image of the "comitatus", or war-band, as it is portrayed in literary and historical sources from Britain's early-medieval period, this work attempts to determine the extent to which this image reflects an historical reality.
Book Synopsis A History of Northumberland. Issued Under the Direction of the Northumberland County History Committee by : Northumberland county history committee
Download or read book A History of Northumberland. Issued Under the Direction of the Northumberland County History Committee written by Northumberland county history committee and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Statutory Rules and Orders Other Than Those of a Local, Personal Or Temporary Character by : Great Britain
Download or read book Statutory Rules and Orders Other Than Those of a Local, Personal Or Temporary Character written by Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 1374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hillforts written by Al Oswald and published by English Heritage. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed archaeological landscape survey which investigates the purpose, design and function of Iron Age hillforts in Northumberland National Park.
Book Synopsis The Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons C.597-c.700 by : Marilyn Dunn
Download or read book The Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons C.597-c.700 written by Marilyn Dunn and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-09-27 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws on historical, ethnographical and anthropological studies to create a fresh understanding of Christianization in medieval Europe.
Book Synopsis Plague and the End of Antiquity by : Lester K. Little
Download or read book Plague and the End of Antiquity written by Lester K. Little and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, 12 scholars from various disciplines - have produced a comprehensive account of the pandemic's origins, spread, and mortality, as well as its economic, social, political, and religious effects.
Book Synopsis Formative Britain by : Martin Carver
Download or read book Formative Britain written by Martin Carver and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-01-14 with total page 1110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formative Britain presents an account of the peoples occupying the island of Britain between 400 and 1100 AD, whose ideas continue to set the political agenda today. Forty years of new archaeological research has laid bare a hive of diverse and disputatious communities of Picts, Scots, Welsh, Cumbrian and Cornish Britons, Northumbrians, Angles and Saxons, who expressed their views of this world and the next in a thousand sites and monuments. This highly illustrated volume is the first book that attempts to describe the experience of all levels of society over the whole island using archaeology alone. The story is drawn from the clothes, faces and biology of men and women, the images that survive in their poetry, the places they lived, the work they did, the ingenious celebrations of their graves and burial grounds, their decorated stone monuments and their diverse messages. This ground-breaking account is aimed at students and archaeological researchers at all levels in the academic and commercial sectors. It will also inform relevant stakeholders and general readers alike of how the islands of Britain developed in the early medieval period. Many of the ideas forged in Britain’s formative years underpin those of today as the UK seeks to find a consensus programme for its future.
