The ancient ways of Wessex : travel and communication in an early medieval landscape /

The Ancient Ways of Wessex tells the story of Wessex's roads in the early medieval period, at the point at which they first emerge in the historical record. This is the age of the Anglo-Saxons and an era that witnessed the rise of a kingdom that was taken to the very brink of defeat by the Viki...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Langlands, Alex (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oxford : Windgather Press, 2019.
Sujets:
To 1500
Roads > England > History > To 1500.
Roads > England > Wessex.
Civilization, Anglo-Saxon.
Routes > Angleterre > Wessex.
Civilisation anglo-saxonne.
Roads.
Great Britain > History > Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 449-1066 (Période anglo-saxonne)
England > Wessex.
England.
Great Britain.
History.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • Part 1: Literature review. 1. The landscape of routes and communications ; 2. Travellers and journeys ; 3. From emporia to markets: trade networks in Wessex
  • Part 2: The case studies. 4. A note on the evidence: Anglo-Saxon charters and Ordnance Survey maps ; 5. Hampshire ; 6. Devon ; 7. Dorset ; 8. Wiltshire
  • Part 3: Discussion. 9. Roman roads, wayside markers and gates ; 10. Bridges, herepaths, trade routes and the king's peace
  • Conclusion: Wessex and the early medieval world beyond.

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