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De dam bij Wijk en het Kromme Rijngebied in de middeleeuwen
Negenhonderd jaar geleden – 1122-2022 – werd besloten de (Kromme) Rijn bij Wijk bij Duurstede af te dammen. Met de aanleg van de dam werd de Lekdijk van Amerongen naar Vreeswijk geheel gesloten. Het land in de lage broeklanden achter de dijk kon nu worden ontgonnen voor de landbouw. Zonder dam, zonder dijk en zonder ontginning zou het Kromme Rijngebied er tegenwoordig heel anders uitzien. Daarom dit herdenkingsboek, voorzien van veel illustraties en een groot aantal oude én nieuwe kaarten waarvan een deel nooit eerder is gepubliceerd. Het boek beschrijft hoe het landschap er vóór de afdamming uitzag, waar mensen toen woonden en hoe zij het land gebruikten. Het beantwoordt vragen als hoe en door wie het gebied is ontgonnen, welke rol de Utrechtse bisschop had en hoe het water buiten de deur werd (en wordt) gehouden. Daarnaast gaat het in op de latere ontwikkeling van dorpen en kastelen. Bijna veertig jaar geleden verscheen het standaardwerk van Dekker ‘Het Kromme Rijngebied in de Middeleeuwen’. Deze publicatie borduurt voort op dat werk en biedt nieuwe inzichten en bevindingen.
Dorestad and Its Networks
Dorestad was the largest town of the Low Countries in the Carolingian era. This book presents new research into the Vikings at Dorestad, assemblages of jewelry, playing pieces and weaponry from the town, recent excavations at other Carolingian sites in the Low Countries, and the use and trade of glassware and broadswords.
Language Contact and the Origins of the Germanic Languages
History, archaeology, and human evolutionary genetics provide us with an increasingly detailed view of the origins and development of the peoples that live in Northwestern Europe. This book aims to restore the key position of historical linguistics in this debate by treating the history of the Germanic languages as a history of its speakers. It focuses on the role that language contact has played in creating the Germanic languages, between the first millennium BC and the crucially important early medieval period. Chapters on the origins of English, German, Dutch, and the Germanic language family as a whole illustrate how the history of the sounds of these languages provide a key that unlocks the secret of their genesis: speakers of Latin, Celtic and Balto-Finnic switched to speaking Germanic and in the process introduced a 'foreign accent' that caught on and spread at the expense of types of Germanic that were not affected by foreign influence. The book is aimed at linguists, historians, archaeologists and anyone who is interested in what languages can tell us about the origins of their speakers.
The Maritime World of Early Modern Britain
Britain's emergence as one of Europe's major maritime powers has all too frequently been subsumed by nationalistic narratives that focus on operations and technology. This volume, by contrast, offers a daring new take on Britain's maritime past. It brings together scholars from a range of disciplines to explore the manifold ways in which the sea shaped British history, demonstrating the number of approaches that now have a stake in defining the discipline of maritime history. The chapters analyse the economic, social, and cultural contexts in which English maritime endeavour existed, as well as discussing representations of the sea. The contributors show how people from across the British Isles increasingly engaged with the maritime world, whether through their own lived experiences or through material culture. The volume also includes essays that investigate encounters between English voyagers and indigenous peoples in Africa, and the intellectual foundations of imperial ambition.
Frisians of the Early Middle Ages
Multi-disciplinary approaches shed fresh light on the Frisian people and their changing cultures.
The Anglo-Saxon World
Presents the Anglo-Saxon period of English history from the fifth century up to the late eleventh century, covering such events as the spread of Christianity, the invasions of the Vikings, the composition of Beowulf, and the Battle of Hastings.
The Continental Saxons from the Migration Period to the Tenth Century
Jural relations desumed from Carolingian capitularies show interesting connections to preceding customary norms, whilst the vicissitudes of the regional economy, based on agriculture and animal husbandry, from Roman to Migration and later periods are highlighted by the study of vegetable remains and pollen analysis."--Jacket.
Ethnic Constructs in Antiquity
A bold and original examination of the relationships between ethnicity and political power in the ancient world.
The Anglo-Saxon Fenland
Archaeologies and histories of the fens of eastern England, continue to suggest, explicitly or by implication, that the early medieval fenland was dominated by the activities of north-west European colonists in a largely empty landscape. Using existing and new evidence and arguments, this new interdisciplinary history of the Anglo-Saxon fenland offers another interpretation. The fen islands and the silt fens show a degree of occupation unexpected a few decades ago. Dense Romano-British settlement appears to have been followed by consistent early medieval occupation on every island in the peat fens and across the silt fens, despite the impact of climatic change. The inhabitants of the region ...
Heligoland
On 18 April 1947, British forces set off the largest non-nuclear explosion in history. The target was a small island in the North Sea, fifty miles off the German coast, which for generations had stood as a symbol of Anglo-German conflict: Heligoland. A long tradition of rivalry was to come to an end here, in the ruins of Hitler's island fortress. Pressed as to why it was not prepared to give Heligoland back, the British government declared that the island represented everything that was wrong with the Germans: 'If any tradition was worth breaking, and if any sentiment was worth changing, then the German sentiment about Heligoland was such a one'. Drawing on a wide range of archival material,...
