Table of Contents
Acknowledgements xi
Maps xiii
Introduction xix
1 The Rise and Fall of Late Antique Britain: The Second to Early Fifth Century 1
2 Life among the Ruins: The Fifth and Early Sixth Centuries 30
3 Making Peoples, Making Class: The Late Fifth and Sixth Centuries 61
4 Elites, Kingdoms and a Brand-New Past: The Later Sixth and Seventh Centuries 89
5 Belief and Ritual: The Fourth to Seventh Century 120
6 Missionaries and Converts: The Later Sixth to Early Eighth Century 152
7 The Rebirth of Trading Communities: The Seventh to Mid-Ninth Century 183
8 Norse and Natives: The Late Eighth to Late Ninth Century 213
9 New Towns: The Ninth to Eleventh Century 241
10 Kings and Surpluses: The Ninth to Eleventh Century 269
11 Selling Surplus and Buying Status: The Tenth and Eleventh Centuries 290
12 Clerics, Monks and the Laity: The Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Centuries 318
13 Living and Dying in Early Medieval Britain: The Fifth to Eleventh Century 345
Further Reading 367
Sources 427
Index 431