紹介
"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.
目次
List of Figures and Tables ... vii
Preface. ... xiii
Abbreviations. ... xvii
1. Anglo-Saxon Civil Defence: Theory and Historical Context ... 1
Introduction: Why Study Civil Defence? ... 1
A Place for Civil Defence in State-Formation Theory ... 8
Previous Work ... 12
Historical Overview ... 15
Beyond the Burghal Hidage ... 30
Terminology ... 37
2. Characterizing Anglo-Saxon Civil Defence (Fortifications) ... 43
Introduction: Archaeological Correlates for Militarism ... 43
Middle Anglo-Saxon Defensive Sites ... 49
Archaeological Evidence for Burghal Hidage Sites ... 64
Naming Anglo-Saxon Strongholds ... 90
Minor Defended Sites, Burgates, Turriform Churches, and
Anglo-Saxon Towers ... 106
Discussion ... 117
Conclusions ... 134
3. Characterizing Anglo-Saxon Civil Defence (Communications) ... 137
Introduction...137
Infrastructure and Communications...140
Information...179
The Venues of Warfare ... 199
Discussion ... 209
4. The Kennet...215
Introduction...215
Defensive Sites of the Kennet Region...225
Roads and Intervisibility ... 249
Discussion ... 262
5. Connections and Obstructions: The Thames in Anglo-Saxon
Military Strategy ... 269
Introduction...269
The Strategic Landscape of the Thames ... 281
Discussion ... 322
Conclusion: The Development of the Thames System ... 327
6. The Defence of Kent ... 335
Introduction...335
The Evidence for Civil Defence ... 346
Discussion ... 369
Conclusions and Wider Implications ... 377
7. Civil Defence and the English State, 800-1016 ... 381
Introduction ... 381
Civil Defence: Strategy, Territoriality, and Royal Authority ... 381
Wider Implications ... 417
Bibliography ... 427
Index ... 467
