Life in Early Medieval Wales

The period AD300--1050, spanning the collapse of Roman rule to the coming of the Normans, was formative in the development of Wales. This book uses archaeology and other evidence to uncover how people lived in late Roman and early medieval Wales and how their lives changed over time, as well as drawing comparisons with Britain and the wider world.

List of contents

• 1: Rediscovering the early medieval past in Wales: approaches and sources


• 2: Space and time


• 3: Continuity and collapse


• 4: The legacy of Rome, Irish settlement, and changing identities


• 5: Hearth and home


• 6: Food, farming, and the agricultural economy


• 7: Craft, display, and trade


• 8: Christianity: identifying the evidence


• 9: Conversion, commemoration, and burial


• 10: Christian sites and Christian landscapes


• 11: Ritual and belief


• 12: Power and authority


• 13: Conclusion

About the author

Nancy Edwards is an early medieval archaeologist with wider interests in early medieval history and art history. Her research and writing are focused on the early medieval archaeology of western Britain and Ireland, particularly inscribed stones and stone sculpture and the Church. She is Professor Emerita at Bangor University where she was formerly Professor of Medieval Archaeology and is also Honorary Professor at Cardiff and Durham Universities. She chairs the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales and is a Fellow of the British Academy, the Learned Society of Wales, and the Society of Antiquaries.

Summary

The period AD300--1050, spanning the collapse of Roman rule to the coming of the Normans, was formative in the development of Wales. This book uses archaeology and other evidence to uncover how people lived in late Roman and early medieval Wales and how their lives changed over time, as well as drawing comparisons with Britain and the wider world.

Additional text

This well-produced volume is a model of interdisciplinary scholarship...Its ultimate quality, however, lies in its thorough and holistic consideration of what ... events and wider processes of change meant for peoples' (both ordinary and elite) lived experiences ...

Product details

• Authors: Edwards , Nancy Edwards, Prof Nancy Edwards, Prof Nancy (Professor Emerita Edwards
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.06.2023
• EAN: 9780198733218
• ISBN: 978-0-19-873321-8
• No. of pages: 528
• Series: Medieval History and Archaeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Wales, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Wales, Medieval History, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Social and cultural history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Archaeology by period / region, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Medieval European archaeology