2014
DOI: 10.1484/j.mmm.5.109846
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Christianisation and the Afterlife of Pagan Open-Air Cult Sites. Evidence from the Northern Frankish Frontier

Abstract: In this article we try to explain why some pagan open-air cult sites were used until the twelfth to thirteenth centuries or even later, long after the introduction of Christianity (sixth to eighth centuries) in what are now the Netherlands. To reconstruct the Christianization process we link Milis' 1986 model of phased Christianization with archaeological data. Findings are mainly compared to contemporary Anglo-Saxon England. As a result of sociocultural, geopolitical and demographic differences reuse patterns… Show more

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“…McCormick, 2007;Van Bavel, 2010). During the remainder of the Early Middle Ages (AD 450-1050; Table 1), the 8th to 10th centuries, the northern Netherlands became part of the Frankish empire, bringing in Christianity and slowly heralding the High Middle Ages in this part of the study area (Van der Velde, 2011; Groenewoudt et al, 2014;Ó Carragáin & Turner 2016).…”
Section: Netherlands Journal Of Geosciencesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…McCormick, 2007;Van Bavel, 2010). During the remainder of the Early Middle Ages (AD 450-1050; Table 1), the 8th to 10th centuries, the northern Netherlands became part of the Frankish empire, bringing in Christianity and slowly heralding the High Middle Ages in this part of the study area (Van der Velde, 2011; Groenewoudt et al, 2014;Ó Carragáin & Turner 2016).…”
Section: Netherlands Journal Of Geosciencesmentioning
confidence: 99%