Beyond the Burghal Hidage
Subtitle: Anglo-Saxon Civil Defence in the Viking Age
Series: History of warfare, 84
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Leiden, Netherlands
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 498
ISBN-13: 9789004245631
Subjects: Anglo-saxons; Forests and forestry; Civil defense, europe; Boroughs; Landscapes; Names, geographical, great britain; Great britain, history, military; Archaeology
Table of contents: title: List of Figures and Tables; title: Preface; title: Abbreviations; title: 1. Anglo-Saxon Civil Defence: Theory and Historical Context; title: 2. Characterizing Anglo-Saxon Civil Defence (Fortifications); title: 3. Characterizing Anglo-Saxon Civil Defence (Communications); title: 4. The Kennet; title: 5. Connections and Obstructions: The Thames in Anglo-Saxon Military Strategy; title: 6. The Defence of Kent; title: 7. Civil Defence and the English State, 800–1016; title: Bibliography; title: Index