IMC 2003: Sessions
Session 1316: The Geography of Power in Early Medieval Britain
Wednesday 16 July 2003, 16.30-18.00
Sponsor: | Early Medieval Europe |
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Organiser: | Helena Hamerow, Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford |
Moderator/Chair: | John Blair, Queen's College, University of Oxford |
Paper 1316-a | Yeavering, Bamburgh and the Geography of Bernician Kingship (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Archaeology - Sites |
Paper 1316-b | Towards a Reassessment of 'Kingston' Place-Names (Language: English) |
Abstract | The session approaches the 'geography of power' in early medieval Britain throught the composition and structure of a probable Anglo-Saxon royal villa complex at Sutton Courtenay; a reconstruction of the shires of Yeavering and Bamburgh and a consideration of the territorial basis of kingship; and the topography of assembly places in early medieval Scotland. |