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Anglo-Saxon Somerset.

The county of Somerset cannot lay claim to have been an Anglo-Saxon kingdom like Kent or Sussex, but nevertheless it has a history as a distinct region which can be traced to the seventh century and there are hints of an earlier entity in the post-Roman period. Although the detail of this society is...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Costen, Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Havertown : Oxbow Books, 2011.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Acknowledgements and Thanks; Introduction; 1. Post-Imperial Politics: defence and offence; 2. Settlement and Soldiers; 3. Settlements and Estates; 4. Eorl and Ceorl, Theow and Freo; 5. Ancient Agriculture; 6. Tenth Century Agriculture; 7. Early Trade; 8. Trade and Town; 9. Old Religion; 10. The Church Reformed; 11. Conclusions; Abbreviations, Manuscript Sources and Bibliography; Index.