Beyond the Burghal Hidage : Anglo-Saxon Civil Defence in the Viking Age
John. Baker
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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Utgitt | Leiden : : BRILL, , 2013.
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Omfang | 1 online resource (498 p.)
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Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Anglo-Saxon civil defence: theory and historical context; Introduction: Why Study Civil Defence?; A Place for Civil Defence in State-Formation Theory; Previous Work; Historical Overview; Beyond the Burghal Hidage; Terminology; 2. Characterizing Anglo-Saxon civil defence (Fortifications); Introduction: Archaeological Correlates for Militarism; Middle Anglo-Saxon Defensive Sites; Archaeological Evidence for Burghal Hidage Sites; Naming Anglo-Saxon Strongholds. - Minor Defended Sites, Burgates, Turriform Churches, and Anglo-Saxon TowersDiscussion; Conclusions; 3. Characterising Anglo-Saxon civil defence (Communications); Introduction; Infrastructure and Communications; Information; The Venues of Warfare; Discussion; 4. The Kennet; Introduction; Defensive Sites of the Kennet Region; Roads and Intervisibility; Discussion; 5. Connections and Obstructions: The Thames in Anglo-Saxon Military Strategy; Introduction; The Strategic Landscape of the Thames; Discussion; Conclusion: The Development of the Thames System; 6. The defence of Kent; Introduction. - The Evidence for Civil DefenceDiscussion; Conclusions and Wider Implications; 7. Civil defence and the English State, 800-1016; Introduction; Civil Defence: Strategy, Territoriality, and Royal Authority; Wider Implications; Bibliography; Index. - Beyond the Burghal Hidage takes the study of Anglo-Saxon civil defence away from traditional historical and archaeological fields, and uses a groundbreaking interdisciplinary approach to examine warfare and public responses to organised violence through their impact on the landscape.
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Emner | Anglo-Saxons - History - England
Boroughs - History - England Civil defense - History - England Fortification - History - England Vis mer... Hidage - History - England
Landscape archaeology Landscapes - History - England Names, Geographical - England Anglo-Saxons -- England -- Antiquities. Anglo-Saxons -- England -- History. Boroughs -- England -- History -- To 1500. Civil defense -- England -- History -- To 1500. England -- History, Military. Fortification -- England -- History -- To 1500. Hidage -- History -- To 1500. Landscape archaeology -- England. Landscapes -- England -- History -- To 1500. Angelsaksisk tid : (NO-TrBIB)HUME10865 Festninger Forsvar Great Britain History & Archaeology Krig Krigføring Militærvesen Regions & Countries - Europe Vikingtiden Yngre jernalder |
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ISBN | 9789004245631
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