Beyond the Burghal Hidage : Anglo-Saxon civil defence in the Viking age
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Beyond the Burghal Hidage : Anglo-Saxon civil defence in the Viking age
（History of warfare, v. 84）
Brill, 2013
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Bibliography: p. [427]-466
Includes index
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Description
As the title suggests, Beyond the Burghal Hidage takes the study of Anglo-Saxon civil defence away from traditional historical and archaeological fields, and uses a groundbreaking interdisciplinary approach to examine warfare and public responses to organised violence through their impact on the landscape. By bringing together the evidence from a wide range of archaeological, onomastic and historical sources, the authors are able to reconstruct complex strategic and military landscapes, and to show how important detailed knowledge of early medieval infrastructure and communications is to our understanding of Anglo-Saxon preparedness for war, and to the situating of major defensive works within their wider strategic context. The result is a significant and far-reaching re-evaluation of the evolution of late Anglo-Saxon defensive arrangements.
Winner of the 2013 Verbruggen prize, given annually by De Re Militari society for the best book on medieval military history.
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Abbreviations
1. Anglo-Saxon Civil Defence: Theory and Historical Context
2. Characterizing Anglo-Saxon Civil Defence (Fortifications)
3. Characterizing Anglo-Saxon Civil Defence (Communications)
4. The Kennet
5. Connections and Obstructions: The Thames in Anglo-Saxon Military Strategy
6. The Defence of Kent
7. Civil Defence and the English State, 800-1016
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Index
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