Food for the soul: the dynamics of fishing and fish consumption in Anglo-Saxon England: c. A.D. 410-1066

The taste for fish in England and the British Isles as a whole has fluctuated on several occasions and understanding the reasons behind these changes is vital, especially in light of the great importance fish held in later medieval diet and society. The beginnings of marine fishing have usually bee...

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Main Author: Reynolds, Rebecca Virginia
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29001/
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description The taste for fish in England and the British Isles as a whole has fluctuated on several occasions and understanding the reasons behind these changes is vital, especially in light of the great importance fish held in later medieval diet and society. The beginnings of marine fishing have usually been thought to lie in the late Anglo-Saxon period and are believed to lie with economic changes. Indeed, most studies of fish in archaeology have centred around economic approaches. However it is extremely unlikely for economics to have been the sole reason. This thesis will attempt to fill in the gap currently extant in early medieval fish studies by taking a multidisciplinary approach to exploring the character of fishing and fish consumption in Anglo-Saxon England. Zooarchaeological data alongside isotope evidence, artefactual, structural and textual will be considered together to explore not just economic but also social factors, in effect, exploring the dynamics of fishing and fish consumption. This multidisciplinary approach will also hopefully highlight the fact that fish cannot just be studied in isolation; to gain a full understanding of the implications freshwater and marine fishing will have on communities and society as a whole all aspects of fishing must be considered.
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spelling nottingham-290012025-02-28T11:35:06Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29001/ Food for the soul: the dynamics of fishing and fish consumption in Anglo-Saxon England: c. A.D. 410-1066 Reynolds, Rebecca Virginia The taste for fish in England and the British Isles as a whole has fluctuated on several occasions and understanding the reasons behind these changes is vital, especially in light of the great importance fish held in later medieval diet and society. The beginnings of marine fishing have usually been thought to lie in the late Anglo-Saxon period and are believed to lie with economic changes. Indeed, most studies of fish in archaeology have centred around economic approaches. However it is extremely unlikely for economics to have been the sole reason. This thesis will attempt to fill in the gap currently extant in early medieval fish studies by taking a multidisciplinary approach to exploring the character of fishing and fish consumption in Anglo-Saxon England. Zooarchaeological data alongside isotope evidence, artefactual, structural and textual will be considered together to explore not just economic but also social factors, in effect, exploring the dynamics of fishing and fish consumption. This multidisciplinary approach will also hopefully highlight the fact that fish cannot just be studied in isolation; to gain a full understanding of the implications freshwater and marine fishing will have on communities and society as a whole all aspects of fishing must be considered. 2015-07-09 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en arr https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29001/2/Reynolds%20thesis.pdf application/pdf en arr https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29001/3/Appendix%206%20and%207%20Reynolds.pdf Reynolds, Rebecca Virginia (2015) Food for the soul: the dynamics of fishing and fish consumption in Anglo-Saxon England: c. A.D. 410-1066. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham. Archaoeology Zooarchaeology Anglo-Saxon Fish Fishing
spellingShingle Archaoeology
Zooarchaeology
Anglo-Saxon
Fish
Fishing
Reynolds, Rebecca Virginia
Food for the soul: the dynamics of fishing and fish consumption in Anglo-Saxon England: c. A.D. 410-1066
title Food for the soul: the dynamics of fishing and fish consumption in Anglo-Saxon England: c. A.D. 410-1066
title_full Food for the soul: the dynamics of fishing and fish consumption in Anglo-Saxon England: c. A.D. 410-1066
title_fullStr Food for the soul: the dynamics of fishing and fish consumption in Anglo-Saxon England: c. A.D. 410-1066
title_full_unstemmed Food for the soul: the dynamics of fishing and fish consumption in Anglo-Saxon England: c. A.D. 410-1066
title_short Food for the soul: the dynamics of fishing and fish consumption in Anglo-Saxon England: c. A.D. 410-1066
title_sort food for the soul: the dynamics of fishing and fish consumption in anglo-saxon england: c. a.d. 410-1066
topic Archaoeology
Zooarchaeology
Anglo-Saxon
Fish
Fishing
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29001/