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Seven of Guy Halsall's most important essays on the social interpretation of Merovingian cemetery archaeology are collected in this volume. The opening chapter discusses the relationships between documentary history and archaeology while the subsequent articles cover the interpretation of fourth-century Gallic furnished inhumations, the celebrated burial of King Childeric I, and the ways in which one might 'read' a burial as evidence for ritual. The final part of the book looks at the social history of Merovingian communities as revealed in cemetery evidence, looking at gender, sexuality and age. The reprinted chapters are accompanied by two wholly rewritten pieces and two entirely new articles. Finally, the book contains five extended 'commentaries' on the debates to which these chapters contributed

History of civilization --- Archeology --- Merovingians [Dynasty] --- France --- Merovingians --- Cemeteries --- Burial --- Funeral rites and ceremonies, Gallo-Roman --- Community life --- Archaeology and history --- Mérovingiens --- Cimetières --- Sépulture --- Funérailles --- Communauté --- Archéologie et histoire --- Social life and customs. --- Funeral customs and rites. --- Moeurs et coutumes --- Rites et cérémonies funéraires --- Rites et cérémonies gallo-romains --- Gaul --- Gaule --- Mérovingiens --- Cimetières --- Sépulture --- Funérailles --- Communauté --- Archéologie et histoire --- Rites et cérémonies funéraires --- Rites et cérémonies gallo-romains --- Manners and customs --- Europe --- Antiquities --- Funeral rites and ceremonies --- Funerals --- Mortuary ceremonies --- Obsequies --- Rites and ceremonies --- Cremation --- Cryomation --- Dead --- Mourning customs --- Associations, institutions, etc. --- Human ecology --- Burial grounds --- Burying-grounds --- Churchyards --- Graves --- Graveyards --- Memorial gardens (Cemeteries) --- Memorial parks (Cemeteries) --- Memory gardens (Cemeteries) --- Necropoleis --- Necropoles --- Necropoli --- Necropolises --- Death care industry --- Burial customs --- Interment --- Archaeology --- Public health --- Coffins --- Grave digging --- Historical archaeology --- History and archaeology --- History --- Funeral customs and rites --- Social life and customs --- Gallia --- Antiquities.

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Essays on the use of humour by late antique and early medieval writers.

Civilization, Medieval --- Classical wit and humor. --- Laughter in literature. --- Aliens in literature. --- Humor. --- Europe --- History --- Social conditions --- Aliens in literature --- Classical wit and humor --- Etrangers dans la littérature --- Humour classique --- Klassieke humor --- Lach in de literatuur --- Laughter in literature --- Rire dans la littérature --- Vreemdelingen in de literatuur --- Wit and humor [Classical ] --- Literature, Medieval --- Civilisation médiévale --- Humour ancien --- Etrangers dans la littérature --- Rire dans la littérature --- Littérature médiévale --- Humor --- History and criticism --- Humour --- Histoire et critique --- Histoire --- Conditions sociales --- Wit and humor, Classical --- Wit and humor, Ancient --- Medieval civilization --- Middle Ages --- Civilization --- Chivalry --- Renaissance --- 476-1492 --- To 1492 --- Civilization, Medieval - Humor. --- Noncitizens in literature. --- Illegal aliens in literature

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This is a major survey of the barbarian migrations and their role in the fall of the Roman Empire and the creation of early medieval Europe, one of the key events in European history. Unlike previous studies it integrates historical and archaeological evidence and discusses Britain, Ireland, mainland Europe and North Africa, demonstrating that the Roman Empire and its neighbours were inextricably linked. A narrative account of the turbulent fifth and early sixth centuries is followed by a description of society and politics during the migration period and an analysis of the mechanisms of settlement and the changes of identity. Guy Halsall reveals that the creation and maintenance of kingdoms and empires was impossible without the active involvement of people in the communities of Europe and North Africa. He concludes that, contrary to most opinions, the fall of the Roman Empire produced the barbarian migrations, not vice versa.

Rome --- Europe --- History --- Histoire --- Italy --- Italia --- Italian Republic (1946- ) --- Italianska republika --- Italʹi︠a︡nskai︠a︡ Rėspublika --- Italie --- Italien --- Italii︠a︡ --- Italii︠a︡ Respublikasi --- Italiĭsʹka Respublika --- Itālija --- Itālijas Republika --- Italijos Respublika --- Italikē Dēmokratia --- Īṭāliyā --- Italiya Respublikasi --- It'allia --- It'allia Konghwaguk --- İtalya --- İtalya Cumhuriyeti --- Iṭalyah --- Iṭalye --- Itaria --- Itaria Kyōwakoku --- Jumhūrīyah al-Īṭālīyah --- Kgl. Italienische Regierung --- Königliche Italienische Regierung --- Laško --- Lýðveldið Ítalía --- Olasz Köztársaság --- Olaszország --- Regno d'Italia (1861-1946) --- Repubblica italiana (1946- ) --- Republiḳah ha-Iṭalḳit --- Włochy --- Yidali --- Yidali Gongheguo --- Ιταλική Δημοκρατία --- Ιταλία --- Итальянская Республика --- Италианска република --- Италия --- Италия Республикаси --- Італьянская Рэспубліка --- Італія --- Італійська Республіка --- איטאליע --- איטליה --- רפובליקה האיטלקית --- إيطاليا --- جمهورية الإيطالية --- イタリア --- イタリア共和国 --- 意大利 --- 意大利共和国 --- 이탈리아 --- 이탈리아 공화국 --- Sardinia (Italy) --- Arts and Humanities --- Rome - History - Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries --- Europe - History - 392-814

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King Arthur is probably the most famous and certainly the most legendary medieval king. From the early ninth century through the middle ages, to the Arthurian romances of Victorian times, the tales of this legendary figure have blossomed and multiplied. And in more recent times, there has been a continuous stream of books claiming to have discovered the 'facts' about, or to unlock the secret or truth behind, the 'once and future king'. Broadly speaking, there are two Arthurs. On the one hand is the traditional 'historical' Arthur, waging a doomed struggle to save Roman civilization against the relentless Anglo-Saxon tide during the darkest years of the Dark Ages. On the other is the Arthur of myth and legend - accompanied by a host of equally legendary people, places, and stories: Lancelot, Guinevere, Galahad and Gawain, Merlin, Excalibur, the Lady in the Lake, the Sword in the Stone, Camelot, the Round Table. The big problem with all this is that 'King Arthur' might well never have existed. And if he did exist, it is next to impossible to say anything at all about him. As this challenging new look at the Arthur legend makes clear, all books claiming to reveal 'the truth' behind King Arthur can safely be ignored. Not only the 'red herrings' in the abundant pseudo-historical accounts, even the 'historical' Arthur is largely a figment of the imagination: the evidence that we have - whether written orarchaeological - is simply incapable of telling us anything detailed about the Britain in which he is supposed to have lived, fought, and died. The truth, as Guy Halsall reveals in this fascinating investigation, is both radically different - and also a good deal more intriguing.

History of the United Kingdom and Ireland --- anno 400-499 --- anno 500-599 --- anno 600-699 --- Arthur, --- Grande-Bretagne

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Although the topic of humour has been dealt with for other eras, early medieval humour remains largely neglected. These essays go some way towards filling the gap, examining how early medieval writers deliberately employed humour to make their cases. The essays range from the late Roman empire through to the tenth century, and from Byzantium to Anglo-Saxon England. The subject matter is diverse, but a number of themes link them together, notably the use of irony, ridicule and satire as political tools. Two chapters serve as an extended introduction to the topic, while the following six chapters offer varied treatments of humour and politics, looking at different times and places, but at the Carolingian world in particular. Together, they raise important and original issues about how humour was employed to articulate concepts of political power, perceptions of kingship, social relations and the role of particular texts.

Civilization, Medieval --- Classical wit and humor. --- Laughter in literature. --- Noncitizens in literature. --- Wit and humor, Classical --- Wit and humor, Ancient --- Medieval civilization --- Middle Ages --- Civilization --- Chivalry --- Renaissance --- History --- Europe --- Social conditions --- Aliens in literature. --- Aliens in literature --- Illegal aliens in literature --- Arts and Humanities --- Civilization, Medieval - Humor.