The ancient ways of Wessex :: travel and communication in an early medieval landscape /
The Ancient Ways of Wessex tells the story of Wessex's roads in the early medieval period, at the point at which they first emerge in the historical record. This is the age of the Anglo-Saxons and an era that witnessed the rise of a kingdom that was taken to the very brink of defeat by the Viki...
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| Zusammenfassung: | The Ancient Ways of Wessex tells the story of Wessex's roads in the early medieval period, at the point at which they first emerge in the historical record. This is the age of the Anglo-Saxons and an era that witnessed the rise of a kingdom that was taken to the very brink of defeat by the Viking invasions of the ninth century. It is a period that goes on to become one within which we can trace the beginnings of the political entity we have come to know today as England. In a series of ten detailed case studies the reader is invited to consider historical and archaeological evidence, alongside topographic information and ancient place-names, in the reconstruction of the networks of routeways and communications that served the people and places of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex. Whether you were a peasant, pilgrim, drover, trader, warrior, bishop, king or queen, travel would have been fundamental to life in the early middle ages and this book explores the physical means by which the landscape was constituted to facilitate and improve the movement of people, goods and ideas from the seventh through to the eleventh centuries. What emerges is a dynamic web of interconnecting routeways serving multiple functions and one, perhaps, even busier than that in our own working countryside. A narrative of transition, one of both of continuity and change, provides a fresh and alternative window into the everyday workings of an early medieval landscape through the pathways trodden over a millennium ago. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-242). |
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| contents | Introduction -- Part 1: Literature review. 1. The landscape of routes and communications ; 2. Travellers and journeys ; 3. From emporia to markets: trade networks in Wessex -- Part 2: The case studies. 4. A note on the evidence: Anglo-Saxon charters and Ordnance Survey maps ; 5. Hampshire ; 6. Devon ; 7. Dorset ; 8. Wiltshire -- Part 3: Discussion. 9. Roman roads, wayside markers and gates ; 10. Bridges, herepaths, trade routes and the king's peace -- Conclusion: Wessex and the early medieval world beyond. |
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| spelling | Langlands, Alex, author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2007067947 The ancient ways of Wessex : travel and communication in an early medieval landscape / Alexander Langlands. Oxford : Windgather Press, 2019. ©2019 1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-242). The Ancient Ways of Wessex tells the story of Wessex's roads in the early medieval period, at the point at which they first emerge in the historical record. This is the age of the Anglo-Saxons and an era that witnessed the rise of a kingdom that was taken to the very brink of defeat by the Viking invasions of the ninth century. It is a period that goes on to become one within which we can trace the beginnings of the political entity we have come to know today as England. In a series of ten detailed case studies the reader is invited to consider historical and archaeological evidence, alongside topographic information and ancient place-names, in the reconstruction of the networks of routeways and communications that served the people and places of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex. Whether you were a peasant, pilgrim, drover, trader, warrior, bishop, king or queen, travel would have been fundamental to life in the early middle ages and this book explores the physical means by which the landscape was constituted to facilitate and improve the movement of people, goods and ideas from the seventh through to the eleventh centuries. What emerges is a dynamic web of interconnecting routeways serving multiple functions and one, perhaps, even busier than that in our own working countryside. A narrative of transition, one of both of continuity and change, provides a fresh and alternative window into the everyday workings of an early medieval landscape through the pathways trodden over a millennium ago. Introduction -- Part 1: Literature review. 1. The landscape of routes and communications ; 2. Travellers and journeys ; 3. From emporia to markets: trade networks in Wessex -- Part 2: The case studies. 4. A note on the evidence: Anglo-Saxon charters and Ordnance Survey maps ; 5. Hampshire ; 6. Devon ; 7. Dorset ; 8. Wiltshire -- Part 3: Discussion. 9. Roman roads, wayside markers and gates ; 10. Bridges, herepaths, trade routes and the king's peace -- Conclusion: Wessex and the early medieval world beyond. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 8, 2019) Roads England History To 1500. Roads England Wessex. Civilization, Anglo-Saxon. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85026436 Great Britain History Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056730 Routes Angleterre Wessex. Civilisation anglo-saxonne. Grande-Bretagne Histoire 449-1066 (Période anglo-saxonne) Civilization, Anglo-Saxon fast Roads fast England Wessex fast England fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpYDdYvBpjXV6WpybK68C Great Britain fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmp7p3cx8hpmJ8HvmTpP To 1500 fast History fast has work: The ancient ways of Wessex (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFF9WpqBH8vVvBfPMThrFX https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Langlands, Alex. Ancient ways of Wessex. Oxford : Windgather Press, 2019 1911188518 (OCoLC)1104299287 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2265578 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Langlands, Alex The ancient ways of Wessex : travel and communication in an early medieval landscape / Introduction -- Part 1: Literature review. 1. The landscape of routes and communications ; 2. Travellers and journeys ; 3. From emporia to markets: trade networks in Wessex -- Part 2: The case studies. 4. A note on the evidence: Anglo-Saxon charters and Ordnance Survey maps ; 5. Hampshire ; 6. Devon ; 7. Dorset ; 8. Wiltshire -- Part 3: Discussion. 9. Roman roads, wayside markers and gates ; 10. Bridges, herepaths, trade routes and the king's peace -- Conclusion: Wessex and the early medieval world beyond. Roads England History To 1500. Roads England Wessex. Civilization, Anglo-Saxon. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85026436 Routes Angleterre Wessex. Civilisation anglo-saxonne. Civilization, Anglo-Saxon fast Roads fast |
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| title_full | The ancient ways of Wessex : travel and communication in an early medieval landscape / Alexander Langlands. |
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| topic | Roads England History To 1500. Roads England Wessex. Civilization, Anglo-Saxon. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85026436 Routes Angleterre Wessex. Civilisation anglo-saxonne. Civilization, Anglo-Saxon fast Roads fast |
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