Demonstrative behaviour and political communication in later Anglo-Saxon England

Barrow, Julia

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“…111 By submitting to this penalty Eberhard and his associates acknowledged their wrongdoing through a public humiliation, but this was followed by reconciliation with the ruler, sealed by his bestowal of gifts. Although deployment of such rituals has often been seen as a distinctive feature of Ottonian rule, comparable instances can be found in other times and places, for instance, in 10th-century Anglo-Saxon England, 112 and no doubt had their parallels in lower levels of society as well.…”

Section: Lawmentioning

confidence: 75%

Power and Place in Europe in the Early Middle Ages

Carroll¹,

Reynolds²,

Yorke³

2019

Power and Place in Europe in the Early Middle Ages

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This chapter provides an interdisciplinary, scene-setting review of the current state of knowledge in the field of early medieval social complexity and sets out an agenda for future work in this topical area. While much previous work in this field tends to focus on comparisons with the classical world, this contribution emphasises the uniqueness of early medieval modes of social organisation. Introductions are provided to the study of geographies of power through archaeological analyses, vocabularies of power drawing on place-name evidence and notions of law and its enactment at assembly sites from written sources. It is argued that places where power was enacted in a period of non-urban social and administrative complexity must be understood on their own terms. The robusticity and flexibility of early medieval networks of power is also emphasised in the context of a comparative discussion ranging across the European area.

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Section: Lawmentioning

confidence: 75%

Power and Place in Europe in the Early Middle Ages

Carroll¹,

Reynolds²,

Yorke³

2019

Power and Place in Europe in the Early Middle Ages

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“…The figure of the sovereign, its attributes, and the relationships, practices and notions upon which it was funded transcended individual rulers (Koziol, 1992). Beyond the aristocratic circles, political communication, both face‐to‐face and beyond, whether through charters or by other means such as seals or coins, or even prayers and the taking or oaths, further contributed to weaving the image of the sovereign within the fabric of society, and thus to build a certain consensus that incorporated social groups beyond the dominant ones (Barrow, 2007; Garipzanov, 2008; Koziol, 2012; McKitterick, 2009).…”

Section: Social Relations Of Production and Early Medieval Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Early Medieval State: A Strategic‐Relational Approach

Castro

García

2022

J Historical Sociology

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The state is a contested concept in the historiography on early medieval societies. Debates have frequently revolved around its heuristic validity, but few scholars have addressed its broader theoretical implications. Those who have tend to reduce the state to its institutional features and privilege the role of the dominant groups in the analysis of state-building processes and the workings of the state. This paper contends that a richer conceptualisation of the state can overcome the limits of the debate as it has been framed so far and provide a deeper insight into how social relations shaped and were shaped by the development of early medieval polities. After reviewing the most significant historiographical contributions to the debate, the paper introduces the Strategic-Relational Approach to the state, as formulated by B. Jessop, as one that can provide a more nuanced understanding of early medieval polities. Particular emphasis is made on the analysis of class relationships and the articulation of hegemonic projects as two particularly fruitful lines of inquiry. Finally, the paper focuses on one particular instance of early medieval political practice, the politics of the land, as a means to illustrate the potential of the approach.

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“…Entering these into a holy book brought the current seigneurial position of the abbey into the direct sight of God and St AEthelthryth, and placed both the information and those who offered it under divine scrutiny. 188 The memoranda served as a guarantee of the details they expressed, and of the relevant individual's veracity at the time of entry. They also put on record the context of a particular event or payment, providing a bulwark against a one-off becoming a precedent, or vice versa.…”

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The Ely memoranda and the economy of the late Anglo-Saxon fenland

Naismith¹

2016

Anglo-Saxon England

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Consisting of six short Old English texts written in the early eleventh century, the Ely memoranda illustrate how a major and recently refounded Benedictine abbey managed its landed endowment. Two of the memoranda relate to generous help provided by Ely to Thorney, and four concern Ely's own lands. The collection as a whole reveals much about interaction between monasteries, monastic perspectives on material resources and investment in them, the economy of eastern England, and the context of record-keeping. This article offers a new edition and translation of the texts, and surveys the contribution the memoranda make to understanding of cultural and economic history.

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Demonstrative behaviour and political communication in later Anglo-Saxon England

Cited by 5 publications

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Power and Place in Europe in the Early Middle Ages

Power and Place in Europe in the Early Middle Ages

The Early Medieval State: A Strategic‐Relational Approach

The Ely memoranda and the economy of the late Anglo-Saxon fenland

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