An exploration of the landscape of Anglo-Saxon England, particularly through the prism of place-names and what they can reveal.The landscape of modern England still bears the imprint of its Anglo-Saxon past. Villages and towns, fields, woods and forests, parishes and shires, all shed light on the enduring impact of the Anglo-Saxons. The essays in this volume explore the richness of the interactions between the Anglo-Saxons and their landscape: how they understood, described, and exploited the environments of which they were a part. Ranging from the earliest settlement period through to the urban expansion of late Anglo-Saxon England, this book draws on evidence from place-names, written sources, and the landscape itself to provide fresh insights into the topic. Subjects explored include the history of thestudy of place-names and the Anglo-Saxon landscape; landscapes of particular regions and the exploitation of particular landscape types; the mechanisms of the transmission and survival of written sources; and the problems and potentials of interdisciplinary research into the Anglo-Saxon landscape. Nicholas J. Higham is Professor of Early Medieval and Landscape History at the University of Manchester; Martin Ryan lectures in Medieval History at the University of Manchester. Contributors: Ann Cole, Linda M. Corrigan, Dorn Van Dommelen, Simon Draper, Gillian Fellows-Jensen, Della Hooke, Duncan Probert, Alexander R. Rumble, Martin J. Ryan, Peter A. Stokes, Richard Watson.

Place-Names, Language and the Anglo-Saxon Landscape: An Introduction - Martin J. RyanThe Landscape of Place-Name Studies - Alexander R. RumblePlace-Names as Travellers' Landmarks - Ann ColeLight thrown by Scandinavian Place-Names on the Anglo-Saxon Landscape - Gillian Fellows-JensenLanguage and the Anglo-Saxon Landscape: Towards an Archaeological Interpretation of Place-Names in Wiltshire - Simon DraperHunting the Vikings in South Cumbria from Ambleside to Haverbrack - Linda M. CorriganViking-Age Amounderness: A Reconsideration - Richard WatsonThe Woodland Landscape of Early Medieval England - Della HookeThe Pre-Conquest Lands and Parish of Crediton Minster, Devon - Duncan ProbertRewriting the Bounds: Pershore's Powick and Leigh - Peter A. StokesThat 'Dreary Old Question': The Hide in Early Anglo-Saxon England - Martin J. RyanBoroughs and Socio-Political Reconstruction in Late Anglo-Saxon England - Dorn Van Dommelen