Anglo-Saxon & Viking

ISBN: 9781905267637
Published by : NMS ENTERPRISES LTD
This beautifully illustrated book explores early medieval Scotland through its material culture. Its three sections discuss themes of individuals, communities and ideas in turn, asking what personal items such as jewellery can tel... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780953274758
Published by : Tees Archaeology
Discovery in 2005 of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Street House, near Loftus, came as a surprise as preliminary work suggested that there was only an Iron Age enclosure on the site. Subsequent excavation over three seasons between 20... .... Learn More

Published by : East Anglian Archaeology
Series: EAA
Volume: 24
West Stow is one of the most important Early Saxon settlements to be excavated, since it was virtually complete, and devoid of later occupation. The cemetery nearby was investigated in the early 19th century, and contained predomi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781118425138
Published by : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
This collection of 28 original essays by leading scholars covers the key debates and issues involved in writing a history of Britain and Ireland in the early Middle Ages. It moves away from the Anglo-centrism that has often characterized accoun... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781843837947
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
A collection of essays which explore the interaction of local, regional and national identities in early medieval England. There are detailed discussions of local and regional elites and the interplay between them that fashioned t... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780197265291
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
This book constitutes the first edition of all Anglo-Saxon charters surviving in archives north of the River Humber, a body of material previously neglected. It provides edited texts, together with detailed analysis and commentary... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781843837787
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
This book provides an accessible, general account of runes and runic writing from their inception to their final demise. It also covers modern uses of runes, and deals with such topics as encoded texts, rune names, how runic inscr... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780714128184
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: Objects In Focus
This concise, beautifully illustrated guide explores the enigmatic Franks Casket, carved from whalebone in 8th century northern England, and decorated with scenes from tales both pagan and Christian, as well as runic inscriptions. Leslie Webste... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407310435
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar BS
Volume: 569
The book systematically examines and compares a large sample of burials from the same region, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, in the Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods. A very detailed examination of skeletal material provides specific evidence about ... .... Learn More