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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777952003321

Autore

Baker John T.

Titolo

Cultural transition in the Chilterns and Essex region, 350 AD to 650 AD / / John T. Baker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hatfield : , : University Of Hertfordshire Press, , 2006

ISBN

1-905313-68-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 p.)

Collana

Studies in Regional and Local History ; ; Volume 4

Disciplina

914.25

Soggetti

Civilization

Chiltern Hills (England) Antiquities

Essex (England) Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; General Editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction: Chilterns and Essex region; Chapter 2 Late Romano-British archaeology; Chapter 3 Early Anglo-Saxon archaeology; Chapter 4 Place-names and British survival; Chapter 5 Place-names and the spread of Old English; Chapter 6 Conclusion: cultural transition and the validity of a multidisciplinary regional study; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

With authority and sound methodology, this study compares archaeological evidence from the fourth to seventh centuries AD in the Chilterns and Essex region with the considerable body of data taken from the place names of the same area. The distribution of supposedly early Old English place name elements suggests that, contrary to orthodox opinion, these elements are not particularly useful indicators of early Germanic influence. Additionally, some elements traditionally thought to be relatively unimportant may belong to an earlier stratum of place name formation. By reexamining data, this