Place-names of the East Riding of Yorkshire

Place-names of the East Riding of Yorkshire PDF Author: John Nicholson
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Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 152

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Place-names of the East Riding of Yorkshire

Place-names of the East Riding of Yorkshire PDF Author: John Nicholson
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Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 152

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Yorkshire Through Place Names

Yorkshire Through Place Names PDF Author: R. W. Morris
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Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire PDF Author: Bernard Hobson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107690358
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 189

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This guide to East Riding of Yorkshire was first published in 1924 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

Some Place-names Of The East Riding Of Yorkshire, A Paper

Some Place-names Of The East Riding Of Yorkshire, A Paper PDF Author: Thomas Holderness
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020981524
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A short historical paper exploring the origins and meanings of place-names in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Based on a lecture given by Thomas Holderness in 1915, the paper provides a fascinating insight into the linguistic and cultural history of this region of England. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Trees and Timber in the Anglo-Saxon World

Trees and Timber in the Anglo-Saxon World PDF Author: Michael D. J. Bintley
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191502170
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 269

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Trees were of fundamental importance in Anglo-Saxon society. Anglo-Saxons dwelt in timber houses, relied on woodland as an economic resource, and created a material culture of wood which was at least as meaningfully-imbued, and vastly more prevalent, than the sculpture and metalwork with which we associate them today. Trees held a central place in Anglo-Saxon belief systems, which carried into the Christian period, not least in the figure of the cross itself. Despite this, the transience of trees and timber in comparison to metal and stone has meant that the subject has received comparatively little attention from scholars. Trees and Timber in the Anglo-Saxon World constitutes the very first collection of essays written about the role of trees in early medieval England, bringing together established specialists and new voices to present an interdisciplinary insight into the complex relationship between the early English and their woodlands. The woodlands of England were not only deeply rooted in every aspect of Anglo-Saxon material culture, as a source of heat and light, food and drink, wood and timber for the construction of tools, weapons, and materials, but also in their spiritual life, symbolic vocabulary, and sense of connection to their beliefs and heritage. These essays do not merely focus on practicalities, such as carpentry techniques and the extent of woodland coverage, but rather explore the place of trees and timber in the intellectual lives of the early medieval inhabitants of England, using evidence from archaeology, place-names, landscapes, and written sources.

Beyond the Burghal Hidage

Beyond the Burghal Hidage PDF Author: John Baker
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004246053
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 498

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As the title suggests, Beyond the Burghal Hidage takes the study of Anglo-Saxon civil defence away from traditional historical and archaeological fields, and uses a groundbreaking interdisciplinary approach to examine warfare and public responses to organised violence through their impact on the landscape. By bringing together the evidence from a wide range of archaeological, onomastic and historical sources, the authors are able to reconstruct complex strategic and military landscapes, and to show how important detailed knowledge of early medieval infrastructure and communications is to our understanding of Anglo-Saxon preparedness for war, and to the situating of major defensive works within their wider strategic context. The result is a significant and far-reaching re-evaluation of the evolution of late Anglo-Saxon defensive arrangements. Winner of the 2013 Verbruggen prize, given annually by De Re Militari society for the best book on medieval military history.

A Dictionary of British Place-Names

A Dictionary of British Place-Names PDF Author: David Mills
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019960908X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 574

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From Abbas Combe to Zennor, this dictionary gives the meaning and origin of place names in the British Isles, tracing their development from earliest times to the present day.

The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire

The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire PDF Author: Frederic William Moorman
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 358

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Vikings and the Danelaw

Vikings and the Danelaw PDF Author: James Graham-Campbell
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ISBN: 1785704559
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386

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A selection of papers from the 13th Viking Congress focusing on the northern, central, and eastern regions of Anglo-Saxon England colonised by invading Danish armies in the late 9th century, known as the Danelaw. This volume contributes to many of the unresolved scholarly debates surrounding the concept, and extent of the Danelaw.

The Oxford Handbook of Names and Naming

The Oxford Handbook of Names and Naming PDF Author: Carole Hough
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191630411
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 832

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In this handbook, scholars from around the world offer an up-to-date account of the state of the art in different areas of onomastics, in a format that is both useful to specialists in related fields and accessible to the general reader. Since Ancient Greece, names have been regarded as central to the study of language, and this has continued to be a major theme of both philosophical and linguistic enquiry throughout the history of Western thought. The investigation of name origins is more recent, as is the study of names in literature. Relatively new is the study of names in society, which draws on techniques from sociolinguistics and has gradually been gathering momentum over the last few decades. The structure of this volume reflects the emergence of the main branches of name studies, in roughly chronological order. The first Part focuses on name theory and outlines key issues about the role of names in language, focusing on grammar, meaning, and discourse. Parts II and III deal with the study of place-names and personal names respectively, while Part IV outlines contrasting approaches to the study of names in literature, with case studies from different languages and time periods. Part V explores the field of socio-onomastics, with chapters relating to the names of people, places, and commercial products. Part VI then examines the interdisciplinary nature of name studies, before the concluding Part presents a selection of animate and inanimate referents ranging from aircraft to animals, and explains the naming strategies adopted for them.