The toponymy of communal activity: Anglo-Saxon assembly sites and their functions
The paper builds on earlier discussion of the multiple functions of medieval judicial assembly sites, providing a comprehensive evaluation of relevant English hundred-names, and making reference to associated microtoponymy. While religious, military, commercial, and recreational activities may all h...
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| author | Baker, John |
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| description | The paper builds on earlier discussion of the multiple functions of medieval judicial assembly sites, providing a comprehensive evaluation of relevant English hundred-names, and making reference to associated microtoponymy. While religious, military, commercial, and recreational activities may all have occurred at assembly-sites, it can be hard to delineate the evidence so clearly along these lines, and attempts to do so may be anachronistic in some instances; nevertheless, the analysis of different group activities has important implications for our understanding of the evolution of the hundredal system and its impact on society at large. |
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| spelling | nottingham-281192020-05-04T20:16:08Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28119/ The toponymy of communal activity: Anglo-Saxon assembly sites and their functions Baker, John The paper builds on earlier discussion of the multiple functions of medieval judicial assembly sites, providing a comprehensive evaluation of relevant English hundred-names, and making reference to associated microtoponymy. While religious, military, commercial, and recreational activities may all have occurred at assembly-sites, it can be hard to delineate the evidence so clearly along these lines, and attempts to do so may be anachronistic in some instances; nevertheless, the analysis of different group activities has important implications for our understanding of the evolution of the hundredal system and its impact on society at large. ICOS Tort I Donada, Joan 2014 Book Section PeerReviewed Baker, John (2014) The toponymy of communal activity: Anglo-Saxon assembly sites and their functions. In: Els noms en la vida quotidiana. Actes del XXIV Congrés Internacional d’ICOS sobre Ciències Onomàstiques. ICOS, pp. 1494-1509. http://www.gencat.cat/llengua/BTPL/ICOS2011/cercador.html |
| spellingShingle | Baker, John The toponymy of communal activity: Anglo-Saxon assembly sites and their functions |
| title | The toponymy of communal activity: Anglo-Saxon assembly sites and their functions |
| title_full | The toponymy of communal activity: Anglo-Saxon assembly sites and their functions |
| title_fullStr | The toponymy of communal activity: Anglo-Saxon assembly sites and their functions |
| title_full_unstemmed | The toponymy of communal activity: Anglo-Saxon assembly sites and their functions |
| title_short | The toponymy of communal activity: Anglo-Saxon assembly sites and their functions |
| title_sort | toponymy of communal activity: anglo-saxon assembly sites and their functions |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28119/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28119/ |