IMC 2014: Sessions
Session 1103: Landscapes and Norman Empire: A New Comparative Approach in European Context
Wednesday 9 July 2014, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Newcastle University |
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| Organiser: | Sabrina Pietrobono, N-Link Project, School of History, Classics & Archaeology, Newcastle University |
| Moderator/Chair: | Sabrina Pietrobono, N-Link Project, School of History, Classics & Archaeology, Newcastle University |
| Paper 1103-a | '[…] moult nous seront loing à retorner là dont nouz venîmes': The Landscapes of the Norman Frontiers in England and Italy (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Archaeology - Sites, Archives and Sources, Geography and Settlement Studies |
| Paper 1103-b | Landscapes of Power in Western Normandy in the 11th and 12th Centuries (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Sites, Architecture - Religious, Architecture - Secular, Geography and Settlement Studies |
| Paper 1103-c | Religious Landscapes and the Conquest of Northern England (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Archaeology - Sites, Architecture - Religious, Geography and Settlement Studies |
| Abstract | This session brings together three papers comparing Norman landscapes in different parts of Europe in order to examine whether, and to what extent, a specific Normannitas shaped and development of the landscapes of conquest. The first paper compares landscapes in Italy and the UK, and demonstrates the utility of studying landscapes as a whole both before and after the Norman Conquest. The second paper considers how Norman lords inter-related with existing structures in the Cotentin peninsula in West Normandy and how they responded through the construction of castles and churches. The final paper explores the use of parish churches and monasteries as part of the strategy of the Norman Conquest in the northern regions of England. |