Offa S Dyke Journal

Author : Howard Williams
Publisher : Archaeopress Archaeology
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1789695384

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Offa's Dyke Journal: Volume 1 For 2019 by Howard Williams Pdf

This open-access and peer-reviewed academic publication stems from the activities of the Offa's Dyke Collaboratory, a research network founded in April 2017 to foster and support new research on the monuments and landscapes of the Anglo-Welsh borderlands and comparative studies of borderlands and frontiers from prehistory to the present. The proceedings of a series of academic and public-facing events have informed the character and direction of the Journal. Moreover, its establishment coincides with the Cadw/Historic England/Offa's Dyke Association funded Offa's Dyke Conservation Management Plan as well as other new community and research projects on linear earthworks. Published in print by Archaeopress in association with JAS Arqueología, and supported by the University of Chester and the Offa's Dyke Association, the journal aims to provide a resource for scholars, students and the wider public regarding the archaeology, heritage and history of the Welsh Marches and its linear monuments. It also delivers a much-needed venue for interdisciplinary studies from other times and places.

Author : Howard Williams,Liam Delaney
Publisher : Archaeopress Archaeology
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1789698529

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Offa's Dyke Journal: Volume 2 For 2020 by Howard Williams,Liam Delaney Pdf

ODJ has a concerted focus on the Anglo-Welsh borderlands alongside wider themes, debates and investigations concerning boundaries and barriers, edges and peripheries, from prehistory through to recent times. The public archaeology and heritage of frontiers and borderlands is also considered.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1803276509

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OFFA'S DYKE JOURNAL by Anonim Pdf

Author : Keith Ray,Ian Bapty
Publisher : Windgather Press
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781909686199

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Offa's Dyke by Keith Ray,Ian Bapty Pdf

The massive ancient earthwork that provides the sole commemoration of an extraordinary Anglo-Saxon king and that gives its name to one of our most popular contemporary national walking trails remains an enigma. Despite over a century of study, we still do not fully understand how or why Britain's largest linear monument was built, and in recent years, the views of those who have studied the Dyke have diverged even as to such basic questions as its physical extent and date of construction. This book provides a fresh perspective on the creation of Offa's Dyke arising from over a decade of study and of conservation practice by its two authors. It also provides a new appreciation of the specifically Mercian and English political context of its construction. The authors first summarise what is known about the Dyke from archaeology and history and review the debates surrounding its form and purpose. They then set out a systematic approach to understanding the design and construction of the massive linear bank and ditch that has come to stand proxy for the Anglo-Welsh border. What can currently be deduced about the build qualities of the Dyke are then summarised from the authors' recent (and newly intricate) study of details of its localised form and construction and its landscape setting. The authors meanwhile also explain Offa's Dyke as an instrument of late 8th-century Mercian statecraft and the imperial ambitions of Offa himself.

Author : Howard Williams,Liam Delaney
Publisher : Archaeopress Archaeology
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1789698960

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Offa's Dyke Journal: Volume 3 For 2021 by Howard Williams,Liam Delaney Pdf

ODJhas a concerted focus on the Anglo-Welsh borderlands alongside wider themes, debates and investigations concerning boundaries and barriers, edges and peripheries, from prehistory through to recent times. The public archaeology and heritage of frontiers and borderlands is also considered.

Author : Kieran Gleave,Howard Williams,Pauline Magdalene Clarke
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789698022

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Public Archaeologies of Frontiers and Borderlands by Kieran Gleave,Howard Williams,Pauline Magdalene Clarke Pdf

Select proceedings of the 4th University of Chester Archaeology Student conference (Chester, 20 March 2019) investigate real-world ancient and modern frontier works, the significance of graffiti, material culture, monuments and wall-building, as well as fictional representations of borders and walls in the arts, as public archaeology.

Author : Ben Guy,Howard Williams,Liam Delaney
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1803273968

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Offa's Dyke Journal: Volume 4 For 2022 by Ben Guy,Howard Williams,Liam Delaney Pdf

Providing a dedicated venue for new research on the early medieval frontiers and borderlands of the island of Britain, the Offa's Dyke Journal (ODJ)is also the first and only open-access peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the investigation of frontiers and borderlands in deep-time perspective. The journal's remit spans detailed and original explorations into landscapes, earthworks, monuments and material culture. Exploring specific themes and issues in the archaeology, history and heritage of frontiers and borderlands in comparative and global perspective, ODJ is edited and produced under the auspices of the interdisciplinary research network, the Offa's Dyke Collaboratory, and funded by the University of Chester and the Offa's Dyke Association. The contents of this special issue comprise the proceedings of a conference held over Zoom on the weekend of 11-12 July 2020.

Author : David Hill,Margaret Worthington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113463470

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Offa's Dyke by David Hill,Margaret Worthington Pdf

Presents a detailed description and analysis of Offa's Dyke that is set against the background of the political and social context of the kingdom of Mercia, over which King Offa ruled from 757 to 796. This book offers a fresh interpretation of the Dyke's line, length and purpose. It is suitable for academics, amateur historians and archaeologists.

Author : Rob Collins
Publisher : Pen and Sword Archaeology
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473886445

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Living on the Edge of Empire by Rob Collins Pdf

“Beautiful . . . an essential book for anyone with an interest in the material culture of the Roman frontier in its wider context.” —Current Archaeology Dr. Rob Collins and the curators of the remarkable collections from Hadrian’s Wall present a striking new contribution to understanding the archaeology of a Roman frontier. This highly illustrated volume showcases the artifacts recovered from archaeological investigations along Hadrian’s Wall in order to examine the daily lives of those living along the Northern Frontier of the Roman Empire. Presented by theme, no other book offers such a diverse and thorough range of the rich material culture of the Wall. The accompanying text provides an ethnographic perspective, guiding us through the everyday lives of the people of frontier communities, from the Commanding Officer to the local farmer. This holistic view allows us an insight into the homes and communities, how people dressed, what they ate and drank, their religions and beliefs, domestic and military forms of security, and how they conducted their business and pleasure. “With so many of the objects described and set in context in this fine book, it gives no more than a brief bright flash of lives once led, and yet provides such a spark for the imagination.” —Hexham Local History Society Newsletter

Author : Marc Morris
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781643135359

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The Anglo-Saxons by Marc Morris Pdf

A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national bestselling author Marc Morris. Sixteen hundred years ago Britain left the Roman Empire and swiftly fell into ruin. Grand cities and luxurious villas were deserted and left to crumble, and civil society collapsed into chaos. Into this violent and unstable world came foreign invaders from across the sea, and established themselves as its new masters. The Anglo-Saxons traces the turbulent history of these people across the next six centuries. It explains how their earliest rulers fought relentlessly against each other for glory and supremacy, and then were almost destroyed by the onslaught of the vikings. It explores how they abandoned their old gods for Christianity, established hundreds of churches and created dazzlingly intricate works of art. It charts the revival of towns and trade, and the origins of a familiar landscape of shires, boroughs and bishoprics. It is a tale of famous figures like King Offa, Alfred the Great and Edward the Confessor, but also features a host of lesser known characters - ambitious queens, revolutionary saints, intolerant monks and grasping nobles. Through their remarkable careers we see how a new society, a new culture and a single unified nation came into being. Drawing on a vast range of original evidence - chronicles, letters, archaeology and artefacts - renowned historian Marc Morris illuminates a period of history that is only dimly understood, separates the truth from the legend, and tells the extraordinary story of how the foundations of England were laid.

Author : Natalie Fryde,Dirk Reitz
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Fortification
ISBN : 9783825894788

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Walls, Ramparts, and Lines of Demarcation by Natalie Fryde,Dirk Reitz Pdf

Fortifications on the scale of these walls are unique in that they are (apart from individual castles) the only known military measure with long-term aims. The military aims sometimes proved of extremely long-term value, the most extreme example being the erection of the Great Wall of China. The aim of this volume is to find out the common denominator (if any) behind the creation of such fortifications, their effectiveness and their influence on a long and short-term basis. Contents include: The Limes * Hadrians Wall and the Antonine Wall * The "Danewerk" * The Frontera: Spanish Defences against the Moors * The Great Wall of China * The French Eastern Border * The Berlin Wall * The Jerusalem Wall

Author : Nancy Edwards
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198733218

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Life in Early Medieval Wales by Nancy Edwards Pdf

Research for and the writing of this book was funded by the award of a Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship. The period c. AD300--1050, spanning the collapse of Roman rule to the coming of the Normans, was formative in the development of Wales. Life in Early Medieval Wales considers how people lived in late Roman and early medieval Wales, and how their lives and communities changed over the course of this period. It uses a multidisciplinary approach, focusing on the growing body of archaeological evidence set alongside the early medieval written sources together with place-names and personal names. It begins by analysing earlier research and the range of sources, the significance of the environment and climate change, and ways of calculating time. Discussion of the fourth, fifth, and sixth centuries focuses on the disintegration of the Roman market economy, fragmentation of power, and the emergence of new kingdoms and elites alongside evidence for changing identities, as well as important threads of continuity, notably Latin literacy, Christianity, and the continuation of small-scale farming communities. Early medieval Wales was an entirely rural society. Analysis of the settlement archaeology includes key sites such as hillforts, including Dinas Powys, the royal crannog at Llangorse, and the Viking Age and earlier estate centre at Llanbedrgoch alongside the development, from the seventh century onwards, of new farming and other rural settlements. Consideration is given to changes in the mixed farming economy reflecting climate deterioration and a need for food security, as well as craft working and the roles of exchange, display, and trade reflecting changing outside contacts. At the same time cemeteries and inscribed stones, stone sculpture and early church sites chart the course of conversion to Christianity, the rise of monasticism, and the increasing power of the Church. Finally, discussion of power and authority analyses emerging evidence for sites of assembly, the rise of Mercia, and increasing English infiltration, together with the significance of Offa's and Wat's Dykes, and the Viking impact. Throughout the evidence is placed within a wider context enabling comparison with other parts of Britain and Ireland and, where appropriate, with other parts of Europe to see broader trends, including the impacts of climate, economic, and religious change.

Author : Martin Bax
Publisher : Seren Books
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114567733

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Love on the Borders by Martin Bax Pdf

Bax's somewhat bizarre heroine Celestine Quareine (or is it Jones?) decides to walk the length of Offa's Dyke in Wales. Each night she has arranged for an ex-lover to sleep with her, including her estranged husband Jonathan. She hopes that these meetings will enable her to gain an understanding of why she has never been able to sustain a lasting relationship. Celestine also carries with her more than the average amount of emotional baggage, not helped by the mysterious murder of her mother in India, when she was a mere six-months old.

Author : Erik Grigg
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780719826795

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Warfare, Raiding and Defence in Early Medieval Britain by Erik Grigg Pdf

Warfare, Raiding and Defence in early medieval Britain is an examination of warfare in the period AD400-850, often called the Dark Ages, which is roughly the period between the end of Roman rule and the arrival of large Viking armies. It uses written sources, archaeological evidence and surviving features in the landscape to analyse the nature of warfare in those days, paying particular attention to the large defensive earthworks typical of the period. Luckily these earthworks survive long after the warriors have turned to dust; their locations in the landscape are mute witness to the nature of early medieval warfare. This period helped forge and mould the nations of modern Britain. This book shows that raiding was the driving force behind the political, cultural and linguistic changes that affected post-Roman Britain, and provides a picture of how raids and counter-raiding measures worked in practice. Includes 70 colour illustrations.

Author : Tony Gowers
Publisher : Aurum Press Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1781315779

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Offa's Dyke Path by Tony Gowers Pdf

Offa's Dyke Path (Gogledd Llwybr Clawdd Offa) is the 177-mile National Trail following the ancient earthwork that criss-crosses the border country of modern England and Wales, from the Severn Estuary to the seaside resort of Prestatyn on the Irish Sea. This is the complete, official guide for the long-distance walker or the weekend stroller. All you need is this one book. It contains: * the route split into convenient sections * Ordnance Survery mapping for the entire route * comprehensive, up-to-date information on public transport, accommodation and places of interest * background information on everything from archaeology to wildlife * lavishly illustrated with colour photography throughout