Leiderdorp: a Frisian settlement in the shadow of Dorestad
A.A.A. Verhoeven|M.F.P. Dijkstra
Free Frisian traders, living in the smaller settlements which existed alongside large emporia of Carolingian era, have received some attention work Richard Hodges and others (Heidinga 1997; 2012: 10, 96-113; Lebecq 1983; Loveluck Tys 2006). However, few these sites are archaeologically attested. In 2013 an opportunity arose to investigate a part one such settlement municipality Leiderdorp (Dijkstra, Verhoeven Van Straten 2017). following chapter we will briefly present results this investigation address questions concerning representativeness site. What can tell about shadow emporium Dorestad? Was Dutch coast littered with comparable settlements? And how did fit into hierarchy that would coastal region (Loveluck 2006: 148)? Finally, review evidence for end relation current theories economic social change 9th century.