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Responding to renewed interest in the powerful early medieval kingdom of Northumbria, this volume uses evidence drawn from archaeology, documentary history, place-names, and artistic works to produce an unashamedly cross-disciplinary body of scholarship that addresses all aspects of Northumbria’s past. Northumbria at its peak stretched from the River Humber to the Scottish highlands and westwards to the Irish Sea, producing saints, kings, and scholars with contacts across Europe, from Scandinavia, Ireland, and Francia to Rome itself. This volume unites papers on all aspects of this major European power of its day, from its origins in the fifth and sixth centuries from British and Anglo-Saxon chiefdoms, through its ‘Golden Age’ as eighth-century Europe’s intellectual powerhouse, to its role as a key element of an international Viking kingdom. Where traditional scholarship has centred on the ecclesiastical high culture of the age of Bede, this work examines the kingdom’s social and economic life and its origins and decline as well. There is a stress on approaching established bodies of material from new perspectives and engaging with wider debates in the field, including monumentality, the development of kingships, and the evolution of the early Church. Areas investigated include the kingdom’s political history, its economy and society, and its wider place within Europe. Its unique artistic legacy, in the form of illuminated manuscripts and a rich sculptural tradition, is also explored.

Anglo-Saxons --- Northumbria (Kingdom) --- Northumbria (England : Region) --- Great Britain --- Northumbrie (Royaume) --- Northumbrie (Angleterre : Région) --- Grande-Bretagne --- History. --- History --- Histoire --- To 1500 --- Social conditions --- Community life --- Regionalism --- Material culture --- Culture --- Folklore --- Technology --- Human geography --- Nationalism --- Interregionalism --- Associations, institutions, etc. --- Human ecology --- Social life and customs. --- Social conditions. --- Antiquities. --- History, Local.

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Landscapes across Europe were transformed, both physically and conceptually, during the early medieval period (c AD 400-1200), and these changes were bound up with the conversion to Christianity and the development of ecclesiastical power structures. While Christianity represented a more or less common set of beliefs and ideas, early medieval societies were characterized by vibrant diversity: much can potentially be learned about these societies by comparing and contrasting how they adapted Christianity to suit local circumstances. This is the first book to adopt a comparative landscape approach to this crucial subject. It considers the imprint of early medieval Christianity on landscapes along the continent's western shore from Galicia to Norway, and across the northern islands from Britain and Ireland to Iceland. The construction of new monuments clearly led to some major physical changes, but landscapes are not just affected by tangible, material alterations: they are also shaped by new types of knowledge and changing perceptions. Christianity was associated with many such changes including new ways of seeing the land that directly affected how landscapes were inhabited and managed. By examining how people chose to shape their landscapes, this book provides fresh perspectives on the Christianization of Atlantic Europe --Provided by publisher.

Christianity and culture --- Christian antiquities --- Landscapes --- Civilization, Medieval. --- Christianisme et civilisation --- Antiquités chrétiennes --- Paysages --- Civilisation médiévale --- History --- Religious aspects --- Histoire --- Aspect religieux --- Europe, Western --- Europe de l'Ouest --- Church history --- Histoire religieuse --- Christian antiquities. --- Middle Ages. --- Religious aspects. --- To 1500. --- Europe, Western. --- Christianisme --- Angleterre --- Galles (Pays de) --- Irlande --- Gaule --- Espagne

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Papers focus on the pottery of Mediterranean origin imported into the Atlantic, as well as ceramics of Atlantic production which had widespread distribution. They examine chronologies and relative distributions, and consider the composition of key Atlantic assemblages, revealing new insights into the networks of exchange between c. 400-700 AD.

Commerce --- Pottery, Medieval --- Pottery, Roman --- History