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The Anglo-Saxon Avon Valley Frontier: A River of Two Halves
Hannah Whittock
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Paperback. A ground-breaking exploration of the Avon Valley Frontier and the astonishing continuity that makes river so remarkable Num Pages: 144 pages, 23 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; HDL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
This ground-breaking exploration of the Anglo-Saxon 'Avon valley frontier', combines archaeology and documentary sources, to present a case for remarkable continuity during the Dark Age and Anglo-Saxon period. Based on research in the department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic History at Cambridge University, this study explores the evidence of archaeology, chronicles, charters and place-names to analyse the history of the 'Bristol Avon' as a frontier from the 4th to the 11th century. The result is a regional history that mirrors the history of Anglo-Saxon England. It also reveals a striking continuity in the use of the Avon valley ... Read more
This ground-breaking exploration of the Anglo-Saxon 'Avon valley frontier', combines archaeology and documentary sources, to present a case for remarkable continuity during the Dark Age and Anglo-Saxon period. Based on research in the department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic History at Cambridge University, this study explores the evidence of archaeology, chronicles, charters and place-names to analyse the history of the 'Bristol Avon' as a frontier from the 4th to the 11th century. The result is a regional history that mirrors the history of Anglo-Saxon England. It also reveals a striking continuity in the use of the Avon valley ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781552827
SKU
V9781781552827
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99-50
About Hannah Whittock
Hannah Whittock: graduated with a First in 'Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic' (ASNC) from Cambridge University in 2011 and completed her MPhil at Cambridge University in 2012 (analysing the Bradford on Avon charter of 1001 and its role in the development of the cult of Edward King and Martyr), supervised by the internationally famous Anglo-Saxonist, Professor Simon Keynes. She reads Old ... Read more
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