Umfang:
xx, 279 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
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24 cm
ISBN:
9781783271795
Inhalt:
From as early as the first century AD, learned Romans knew of more than one group of people living in north-western Europe beyond their Empire's Gallic provinces whose names contained the element that gives us modern "Frisian". These were apparently Celtic-speaking peoples, but that population was probably completely replaced in the course of the convulsions that Europe underwent during the fourth and fifth centuries. While the importance of linguistically Germanic Frisians as neighbours of the Anglo-Saxons, Franks, Saxons and Danes in the centuries immediately following the fall of the Roman Empire in the West is widely recognized, these folk themselves remain enigmatic, the details of their culture and organization unfamiliar to many. The Frisian population and their lands, including all the coastal communities of the North sea region and their connections with the Baltic shores, form the focal point of this volume, though viewed often through comparison with, or even through the eyes of, their neighbours. The essays present the most up-to-date discoveries, research and interpretation, following the story of the various Frisians through from the Roman Period to next great period of disruption and change introduced by the Viking Scandinavians. Methodologically, the thorough combination and integration of linguistic, textual and archaeological evidence offers a new multidisciplinary template and sets new standards for Early Medieval studies
Anmerkung:
Literaturangaben
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"The 'Conference Across the North Sea: North Sea Connections from AD 400 into the Viking Age' was held in the new premises of the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden from 5 to 8 June 2014" - (Preface)
Weitere Ausg.:
9781787440630
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Across the North Sea: North Sea Connections from AD 400 into the Viking Age (Veranstaltung : 2014 : Leeuwarden) Frisians and their North Sea neighbours Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : The Boydell Press, 2017 9781787440630
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Geschichte
Schlagwort(e):
Friesland
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Nordseeraum
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Kunst
;
Kultur
;
Geschichte 400-900
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Konferenzschrift
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Aufsatzsammlung
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