Scandinavian settlement in northern Britain : thirteen studies of place-names in their historical context

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Scandinavian settlement in northern Britain : thirteen studies of place-names in their historical context

edited by Barbara E. Crawford

(Studies in the early history of Britain)

Leicester University Press, 1995

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-230) and index

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内容説明

An assessment of the widespread contribution of the Vikings to the development of early medieval society in the British Isles. Scandinavian place-names of Scotland and northern England are studied together. Essays examine how interpretations have changed in modern scholarship, as well as reviewing the main controversies. The book is illustrated with maps and diagrams and should be suitable for anyone interested in the development of early medieval society in the British Isles.

目次

  • Introduction - the study of place-names, Barbara E. Crawford
  • The Norwegian background, Per Sveaas Anderson
  • Shetland place-names with a special study of the district of Whiteness, Brian Smith
  • Orkney farm-names - a reassessment of their chronology - with a series of brief local studies, William P.L. Thomson
  • Settlement names in Caithness with particular reference to Reay parish, Doreen Waugh
  • Norse settlement in south-east Sutherland, Malcolm Bangor-Jones
  • Norse settlement on the north-west seaboard, Ian Fraser
  • Norse settlement patterns in Coll and Tiree, Anne Johnston
  • Scandinavian settlement in Fife and Kinross - the onomastic evidence, Simon Taylor
  • Scandinavian settlement in Yorkshire - through the rear-view mirror, Gillian Fellows-Jensen
  • Scandinavian settlement in Cheshire - the evidence of place-names, Margaret Gelling
  • Scandinavian settlement in north-west England with a special study of Ireby names, Mary C. Higman
  • Northumberland and Durham - the place-name evidence, Victor Watts.

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