Debating Medieval Europe: The Early Middle Ages, c. 450–c. 1050

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Debating medieval Europe serves as an entry point for studying and teaching medieval history. Rather than simply presenting foundational knowledge or introducing sources, it provides the reader with frameworks for understanding the distinctive historiography of the period, digging beneath the historical accounts provided by other textbooks to expose the contested foundations of apparently settled narratives. It opens a space for discussion and debate, as well as providing essential context for the sometimes overwhelming abundance of specialist scholarship. Volume I addresses the early Middle Ages, covering the period c. 450–c. 1050. The chapters are organised chronologically, and cover such topics as the Carolingian Order, England and the ‘Atlantic Archipelago’, the Vikings and Ottonian Germany. It features a highly distinguished selection of medieval historians, including Paul Fouracre and Janet L. Nelson. Front matter Contents Contributors Acknowledgements How to use this book: a guide for students The transformation of the Roman world, c. 450–c. 550 The Successor States, 550–750 The Carolingian moment Translatio imperii: Ottonian Germany Feudal revolution? Transformations around the year 1000 Vikings and the ‘Age of Iron’ in the North Sea Early medieval Spain, 800–1100: the Christian kingdoms and al-Andalus England and the Atlantic archipelago: from Alfred to the Norman Conquest The Norman world, c. 1000–c. 1100 Index