Northwest Europe in the Early Middle Ages, c.AD 600–1150: A Comparative Archaeology
Christopher Loveluck
Part I. Context: 1. Introduction 2. The social fabric of Northwest Europe, AD 600-1150: paradigms and perspectives II. Age the Carolingians, c. 600-900: 3. Small farming communities West Francia, 600-900 4. Larger communities, specialist producers collectors in 5. Farming Anglo-Saxon England Atlantic fringes, 6. Expressions leadership models for emulation, 500-900 7. Conspicuous consumption secular authority landscape, 650-900 8. Diocesan towns, 9. Ports maritime-oriented societies, III. From Viking to Angevin Hegemony: 10. Transformations architectures settings public power, 900-1150 11. rural world, 900-1150: lifestyles old new aristocracies 12. mobility, landscape reorganisation colonization 13. Major ports merchant patricians as catalysts change, 900-1100 14. Towns regional centres urban diversity, 15. Final conclusions.