The Northern Danelaw
Subtitle: its social structure, c. 800-1100
By: D.M. Hadley.
Series: Studies in the early history of Britain
Publisher: Leicester University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
Subjects: Land tenure -- England, Northern -- History -- To 1500; Peasantry -- England, Northern -- History -- To 1500; Anglo-Saxons -- England, Northern; Vikings -- England, Northern; Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066; Great Britain -- Civilization -- Scandinavian influences; England, Northern -- Social conditions; Great Britain -- History -- Invasions
Description: "Investigating the changing nature of lorship and peasant statuses, the transformation of estate structures, the emergence of villages, and the development of the parish system, D. M. Hadley also explains the peculiarities of the northern Danelaw and reassesses the impact of the Scandinavian settlements on its society and culture.A detailed local study is combined with a consideration of wider issues concerning Anglo-Saxon England and lond, and short-term changes unrelated to successive conquests."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-363) and index.