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Book SynopsisDrawing on 28 original essays, A Companion to the Early Middle Ages takes an inclusive approach to the history of Britain and Ireland from c. 500 to c. 1100 to overcome artificial distinctions of modern national boundaries.
Table of ContentsList of Maps viii
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
Thomas Pickles
12 Latin Learning and Christian Art 177
Martin J. Ryan
Part III Britain and Ireland in the Long Ninth Century, c.750–c.900 193
13 Viking Raids and Conquest 195
Dawn Hadley
14 Scandinavian Settlement 212
Dawn Hadley
15 Britain, Ireland, and Europe, c.750–c.900 231
Janet L. Nelson
Part IV Britain and Ireland, C.900–c.1100 249
16 Scotland 251
Alex Woolf
17 Ireland, c.900–c.1000 268
Edel Bhreathnach
18 Ireland, c.1000–c.1100 285
Seán Duffy
19 Northumbria 303
William M. Aird
20 Southumbria 322
Charles Insley
21 Wales and West Britain 341
John Reuben Davies
22 Britain, Ireland, and Europe, c.900–c.1100 358
Simon MacLean
23 The Institutional Church 376
Catherine Cubitt
24 Pastoral Care and Religious Belief 395
Catherine Cubitt
25 Nobility 414
Julia Crick
26 Settlement and Social Differentiation 432
Sally Crawford
27 Localities 446
David E. Thornton
28 Queens and Queenship 459
Pauline Stafford
Bibliography 477
Index 524
