A Companion to the Early Middle Ages Britain and Ireland c.500 - 1100 [Paperback]

•  A collaborative history from leading scholars, covering the key debates and issues
  
• Surveys the building blocks of political society, and considers whether there were fundamental differences across Britain and Ireland
  
• Considers potential factors for change, including the economy, Christianisation, and the Vikings

Notes on Contributors ix

List of Abbreviations xiii

Maps xv

PART I INTRODUCTORY MATTER 1

1 Introduction 3
Pauline Stafford

2 Historiography 9
Pauline Stafford

3 Sources 23
Pauline Stafford

PART II BRITAIN AND IRELAND, C.500–C.750 39

4 Britain and Ireland, c.500 41
Barbara Yorke

5 Economy 57
Howard B. Clarke

6 Kings and Kingship 76
Barbara Yorke

7 Communities and Kinship 91
David E. Thornton

8 Social Structure 107
Thomas M. Charles-Edwards

9 Britain, Ireland, and Europe, c.500–c.750 126
Paul Fouracre

10 Conversions to Christianity 143
Huw Pryce

11 Church Organization and Pastoral Care 160
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