The early Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of southern Britain, AD 450-650 : beneath the Tribal Hidage /

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Author / Creator:Harrington, Sue, author.
Edition:Digital edition.
Imprint:Oxford ; Philadelphia : Oxbow Books, 2014.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13582029
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Other authors / contributors:Welch, Martin G., author.
ISBN:9781782976134
1782976132
9781782976141
1782976140
9781782976158
1782976159
9781782976127
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary:The Tribal Hidage, attributed to the 7th century, records the named groups and polities of early Anglo-Saxon England and the taxation tribute due from their lands and surpluses. Whilst providing some indication of relative wealth and its distribution, rather little can be deduced from the Hidage concerning the underlying economic and social realities of the communities documented. Sue Harrington and the late Martin Welch have adopted a new approach to these issues, based on archaeological information from 12,000 burials and 28,000 objects of the period AD 450-650. The nature, distribution and.
Other form:Print version: Harrington, Sue. Early Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of southern Britain, AD 450-650. Hardcover edition Oxford ; Philadelphia : Oxbow Books, 2014 9781782976127