The Northern Danelaw: Its Social Structure, c.800-1100

by D.M. Hadley

Overview

Investigating the changing nature of lorship and peasant statuses, the transformation of estate structures, the emergence of villages, and the development of the parish system, D. M. Hadley also explains the peculiarities of the northern Danelaw and reassesses the impact of the Scandinavian settlements on its society and culture.A detailed local study is combined with a consideration of wider issues concerning Anglo-Saxon England and lond, and short-term changes unrelated to successive conquests.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780718500146
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/13/2000
Series:	Studies in the Early History of Britain
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

D. M. Hadley is lecturer in historical archaeology at the University of Sheffield.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	vi
	Acknowledgements	vii
	Abbreviations	viii
1	Introduction: past and current controversies	1
2	Early medieval societies	42
3	Territorial organization	94
4	Lords and peasants	165
5	Ecclesiastical organization	216
6	The Scandinavian impact	298
	Epilogue	342
	Bibliography	343
	Index	364

Editorial Reviews

Hadley (historical archaeology, U. of Sheffield) examines the development of rural society in the later Anglo-Saxon period in the present day shires of Derby, Nottingham, Lincoln, and York while they were being attacked and settled by Vikings. He explores the changing nature of lordship and of peasant status, the transformation of estate structures, the emergence of villages, and the development of the parish system. He also seeks explanations for the peculiarities of the region and reassesses the impact of the Scandinavian settlements on its society and culture. Distributed by Continuum. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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