A Companion to the Early Middle Ages: Britain and Ireland, c.500-c.1100

Copyright © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

A Companion to the Early Middle Ages: Britain and Ireland, c.500-c.1100

Editor(s): Pauline Stafford

Published Online: 27 APR 2009

Print ISBN: 9781405106283

Online ISBN: 9781444311020

DOI: 10.1002/9781444311020

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Drawing on 28 original essays, A Companion to the Early Middle Ages takes an inclusive approach to the history of Britain and Ireland from c.500 to c.1100 to overcome artificial distinctions of modern national boundaries.

  •  A collaborative history from leading scholars, covering the key debates and issues
  • Surveys the building blocks of political society, and considers whether there were fundamental differences across Britain and Ireland
  • Considers potential factors for change, including the economy, Christianisation, and the Vikings

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xix)

  2. Part I: Introductory Matter

    1. Chapter One

      Introduction (pages 1–8)

      Pauline Stafford

    2. Chapter Two

      Historiography (pages 9–22)

      Pauline Stafford

    3. Chapter Three

      Sources (pages 23–38)

      Pauline Stafford

  3. Part II: Britain and Ireland, C.500–C.750

    1. Chapter Four

      Britain and Ireland, c.500 (pages 39–56)

      Barbara Yorke

    2. Chapter Five

      Economy (pages 57–75)

      Howard B. Clarke

    3. Chapter Six

      Kings and Kingship (pages 76–90)

      Barbara Yorke

    4. Chapter Seven

      Communities and Kinship (pages 91–106)

      David E. Thornton

    5. Chapter Eight

      Social Structure (pages 107–125)

      Thomas M. Charles-Edwards

    6. Chapter Nine

      Britain, Ireland, and Europe, c.500–c.750 (pages 126–142)

      Paul Fouracre

    7. Chapter Ten

      Conversions to Christianity (pages 143–159)

      Huw Pryce

    8. Chapter Eleven

      Church Organization and Pastoral Care (pages 160–176)

      Thomas Pickles

    9. Chapter Twelve

      Latin Learning and Christian Art (pages 177–192)

      Martin J. Ryan

  4. Part III: Britain and Ireland in the Long Ninth Century, C.750–C.900

    1. Chapter Thirteen

      Viking Raids and Conquest (pages 193–211)

      Dawn Hadley

    2. Chapter Fourteen

      Scandinavian Settlement (pages 212–230)

      Dawn Hadley

    3. Chapter Fifteen

      Britain, Ireland, and Europe, c.750–c.900 (pages 231–247)

      Janet L. Nelson

  5. Part IV: Britain and Ireland, C.900–C.1100

    1. Chapter Sixteen

      Scotland (pages 249–267)

      Alex Woolf

    2. Chapter Seventeen

      Ireland, c.900–c.1000 (pages 268–284)

      Edel Bhreathnach

    3. Chapter Eighteen

      Ireland, c.1000–c.1100 (pages 285–302)

      Se´n Duffy

    4. Chapter Nineteen

      Northumbria (pages 303–321)

      William M. Aird

    5. Chapter Twenty

      Southumbria (pages 322–340)

      Charles Insley

    6. Chapter Twenty-One

      Wales and West Britain (pages 341–357)

      John Reuben Davies

    7. Chapter Twenty-Two

      Britain, Ireland, and Europe, c.900-c.1100 (pages 358–375)

      Simon MacLean

    8. Chapter Twenty-Three

      The Institutional Church (pages 376–394)

      Catherine Cubitt

    9. Chapter Twenty-Four

      Pastoral Care and Religious Belief (pages 395–413)

      Catherine Cubitt

    10. Chapter Twenty-Five

      Nobility (pages 414–431)

      Julia Crick

    11. Chapter Twenty-Six

      Settlement and Social Differentiation (pages 432–445)

      Sally Crawford

    12. Chapter Twenty-Seven

      Localities (pages 446–458)

      David E. Thornton

    13. Chapter Twenty-Eight

      Queens and Queenship (pages 459–476)

      Pauline Stafford

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      Bibliography (pages 477–523)

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      Index (pages 524–554)

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