Cultural Transition in the Chilterns and Essex Region, 350 AD to 650 AD.
By: Baker, John T.
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Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- General Editor's preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Chilterns and Essex region -- Chapter 2 Late Romano-British archaeology -- Chapter 3 Early Anglo-Saxon archaeology -- Chapter 4 Place-names and British survival -- Chapter 5 Place-names and the spread of Old English -- Chapter 6 Conclusion: cultural transition and the validity of a multidisciplinary regional study -- Bibliography -- Index.
With authority and sound methodology, this study compares archaeological evidence from the fourth to seventh centuries AD in the Chilterns and Essex region with the considerable body of data taken from the place names of the same area. The distribution of supposedly early Old English place name elements suggests that, contrary to orthodox opinion, these elements are not particularly useful indicators of early Germanic influence. Additionally, some elements traditionally thought to be relatively unimportant may belong to an earlier stratum of place name formation. By reexamining data, this book presents a new theory about the emergence of Anglo-Saxon culture at the end of the Romano-British period and suggests that some revision of place name chronology is necessary.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2021. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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