Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England

Yorke, Barbara

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“…On that basis, and depending on whether or not 2554 functioned as a well, a case can be made for between one half and two thirds of the fourth-century population surviving into the late sixth/early seventh century. particular Dudley Keep, David Allen, David Hopkins, Nigel Whiteman and his successor, Marcus Brown, for their continuing support and for the generous co-operation of the tenant, Roy Best of Clappers Farm, 2 8 Biddle 1983;Blair 1994;Hamerow 1999;Yorke 1990. The fills of the late Roman wells contrast markedly with those of earlier date which we have so far excavated or begun to explore by virtue of the absence of building materials in the latter.…”

Section: Sub-roman Occupation and Abandonmentmentioning

confidence: 98%

The Excavation of Insula IX, Silchester: The First Five Years of the 'Town Life' Project, 1997-2001

Clarke

Fulford

2002

Britannia

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Section: Sub-roman Occupation and Abandonmentmentioning

confidence: 98%

The Excavation of Insula IX, Silchester: The First Five Years of the 'Town Life' Project, 1997-2001

Clarke

Fulford

2002

Britannia

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“…The Hoard is important for understanding the early Kingdom of Mercia, where it was found. The first half of the seventh century ad was a formative time for the kingdom, then in conflict with several of its neighbours (Yorke ). Work is being carried out to catalogue the collection in an attempt to create a more precise timeline, and determine a terminus post quem for the deposit, but at present it is believed that it was buried sometime between ad 650 and 700 (Leahy and Bland ; Fern forthcoming).…”

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Never Judge A Gold Object by Its Surface Analysis: A Study of Surface Phenomena in a Selection of Gold Objects From the Staffordshire Hoard

Blakelock¹

2015

Archaeometry

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With the introduction of commercially available handheld XRF analysers, there is a growing problem that the results, simply taken at face value, are regarded as representative of the bulk gold alloys of the objects analysed in museums and used for treasure analysis. It is well known that surface analysis is problematic, and the aim of this study was to test whether nondestructive surface analysis could be useful in grouping the very large numbers of fragmentary pieces in the Anglo-Saxon Staffordshire Hoard. Surface and subsurface analyses of 16 objects from the Hoard were carried out by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM-EDX). The results indicate that there are significant but inconsistent levels of enrichment of the gold at the surface of many of these objects, due to the loss of both copper and silver. The significant loss of silver (up to 50% relative in some cases) suggests that some form of deliberately induced depletion gilding was carried out during manufacture to remove both silver and copper from the surface. In three cases, an increase in silver at the surface compared to the core metal was detected: this might tentatively be explained by redeposition from contact with silver objects during burial. These results have clear implications for the reliability and interpretation of surface analysis data of gold alloys from this period.

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“…Larger kingdoms tended to absorb smaller neighbours over time, reducing the number of independent kingdoms drastically by the ninth century, and only one of these -Wessex -was able to endure the large-scale Scandinavian attacks of the late ninth century. In the tenth century, the West Saxon royal house took advantage of the destruction of its English rivals, extending its domination over most of the territory they had once ruled and creating in the process a single kingdom of England (Yorke, 1990, Molyneaux 2015. This kingdom was to be conquered by Duke William of Normandy in 1066, the conventional end-point for the Anglo-Saxon period of English history.…”

Section: The Anglo-saxon Periodmentioning

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Hospitality, Protection and Refuge in Early English Law

Lambert

2016

Journal of Refugee Studies

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This article explores the ideas and values which underpinned legally recognised practices of providing protection to the vulnerable in Anglo-Saxon England (c.500-1066). Prominent among these is sanctuary in churches but this should be understood as part of a wider tradition of offering refuge to those in danger, rooted in secular notions of hospitality and honour. Membership of a community in this period inhered in legally binding social relationships-reciprocal ties of kinship and hierarchical bonds modelled on the household-which simultaneously protected individuals from harm and established local sureties obliged to make good any harm they did. Outsiders, lacking such relationships, were both threatening and vulnerable. Hospitality was exceptional, in that hosts were entitled to protect guests without becoming liable for their actions. This allowed them to provide refuge to the vulnerable, from refugees to thieves, and the Anglo-Saxon elite may well have felt honour-bound to do so, but it was necessarily temporary. The host-guest relationship expired after a few days, theoretically leaving thieves in danger and refugees needing to form less advantageous but sustainable long-term relationships.

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Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England

Cited by 49 publications

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The Excavation of Insula IX, Silchester: The First Five Years of the 'Town Life' Project, 1997-2001

The Excavation of Insula IX, Silchester: The First Five Years of the 'Town Life' Project, 1997-2001

Never Judge A Gold Object by Its Surface Analysis: A Study of Surface Phenomena in a Selection of Gold Objects From the Staffordshire Hoard

Hospitality, Protection and Refuge in Early English Law

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