The origins of Anglo-Saxon towns : a Viking gift? / Richard Hodges.
| Author/creator | Hodges, Richard author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic , 2025. |
| Description | xvi, 209 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Debates in archaeology Debates in archaeology. ^A1108485 |
| Contents | A century of debate -- The 'False Dawn of the Age of Emporia'? -- 'Business as Usual'? -- A gift from the Vikings? -- Re-reading Pirenne (again) |
| Abstract | "Through a reconsideration of the debate about the archaeology of Anglo-Saxon towns, Richard Hodges focuses on the origins and history of the four Middle-Saxon emporia - London, Ipswich, Southampton and York - and the impact of the Danish Conquest in AD 866 on making these towns. Hodges reviews the influence of the Scandinavian model on Anglo-Saxon England in line with new archaeological and numismatic evidence, tracing the importance of the Viking conquerors to the formation of urban market-places in England. By asking questions about the political and economic situation of the 7th- to 10th-centuries, archaeology challenges key chapters in the canonical history of not just English urbanism but also the making of the European economy"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Hodges, Richard. Origins of Anglo-Saxon towns New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025 9781350523210 |
| LCCN | 2024051068 |
| ISBN | 9781350523180 |
| ISBN | 1350523186 |
| ISBN | 9781350523197 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1350523194 |
| ISBN | (epdf) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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