English Place-Name Society: The place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire
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Page : 336 pages
File Size : 29,60 MB
Release : 1962
Category : Names, Geographical
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Page : 336 pages
File Size : 29,60 MB
Release : 1962
Category : Names, Geographical
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Page : 224 pages
File Size : 20,96 MB
Release : 1925
Category : Names, Geographical
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Author : Albert Hugh Smith
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Page : 298 pages
File Size : 40,17 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Names, Geographical
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Author : Albert Hugh Smith
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Page : 246 pages
File Size : 34,21 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Names, Geographical
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Author : English Place-Name Society
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Page : 300 pages
File Size : 16,38 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Names, Geographical
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Page : 396 pages
File Size : 25,25 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Names, Geographical
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Author : Albert Hugh Smith
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Page : 298 pages
File Size : 17,96 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Names, Geographical
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Page : 362 pages
File Size : 33,93 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Names, Geographical
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Author : Michael D. J. Bintley
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 36,40 MB
Release : 2013-10-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0191502170
Trees were of fundamental importance in Anglo-Saxon society. Anglo-Saxons dwelt in timber houses, relied on woodland as an economic resource, and created a material culture of wood which was at least as meaningfully-imbued, and vastly more prevalent, than the sculpture and metalwork with which we associate them today. Trees held a central place in Anglo-Saxon belief systems, which carried into the Christian period, not least in the figure of the cross itself. Despite this, the transience of trees and timber in comparison to metal and stone has meant that the subject has received comparatively little attention from scholars. Trees and Timber in the Anglo-Saxon World constitutes the very first collection of essays written about the role of trees in early medieval England, bringing together established specialists and new voices to present an interdisciplinary insight into the complex relationship between the early English and their woodlands. The woodlands of England were not only deeply rooted in every aspect of Anglo-Saxon material culture, as a source of heat and light, food and drink, wood and timber for the construction of tools, weapons, and materials, but also in their spiritual life, symbolic vocabulary, and sense of connection to their beliefs and heritage. These essays do not merely focus on practicalities, such as carpentry techniques and the extent of woodland coverage, but rather explore the place of trees and timber in the intellectual lives of the early medieval inhabitants of England, using evidence from archaeology, place-names, landscapes, and written sources.
Author : Michael J. Swanton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 19,8 MB
Release : 1998-08-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1136755659
The first continuous national history of any western people in their own language, The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle traces the history of early England from the migration of the Saxon war-lords, through Roman Britain, the onslaught of the Vikings, the Norman Conquest and on through the reign of Stephen. Michael Swanton's translation is the most complete and faithful reading ever published. Extensive notes draw on the latest evidence of paleographers, archaeologists and textual and social historians to place these annals in the context of current knowledge. Fully indexed and complemented by maps and genealogical tables, this edition allows ready access to one of the prime sources of English national culture. The introduction provides all the information a first-time reader could need, cutting an easy route through often complicated matters. Also includes nine maps.