Water and the Environment in the Anglo-Saxon World: Volume III of The Material Culture of Daily Living in the Anglo-Saxon World

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With contributions by Hal Dalwood, Jill Frederick, Mark Gardiner, Della Hooke, Rebecca Reynolds, Stephen Rippon, Martin Watts and Kelley M. Wickham-Crowley. "Water and the Environment in the Anglo-Saxon World", third volume of "Daily Living in the Anglo-Saxon World", continues to introduce students of Anglo-Saxon culture to aspects of the realities of the environment that surrounded Anglo-Saxon peoples through reference to archaeological and textual sources. Similar in theme and method to the first and second volumes, the collected articles of "Water and the Environment in the Anglo-Saxon World" illuminate how an understanding of the impact of water features on the daily lives of the people and the environment of the Anglo-Saxon world can inform reading and scholarship in Anglo-Saxon studies. In discussing fishing, for example, we might ask, in what ways did fish and fishing locations impact the life of the average person living in those areas within the period? How would it impact those persons' diets, livelihood, and religious obligations; how would fish impact the social and cultural structures for those who lived near the water features of fishing? Study of the impact of water features on the daily lives of the people and the environment of the Anglo-Saxon world will assist serious students of the Anglo-Saxon period in both perceiving and understanding the imagery of material culture in the archaeology and textual materials of the period. List of Illustrations ix List of Tables xii List of Contributors xiii Introduction / Della Hooke and Maren Clegg Hyer 1 1. From Whale's Road to Water under the Earth: Water in Anglo-Saxon Poetry / Jill A. Frederick 15 2. Water in the Landscape: Charters, Laws and Place Names / Della Hooke 33 3. Fens and Frontiers / Kelley M. Wickham-Crowley 68 4. Marshlands and Other Wetlands / Stephen Rippon 89 5. Rivers, Wells and Springs in Anglo-Saxon England: Water in Sacred and Mystical Contexts / Della Hooke 107 6. Food from the Water: Fishing / Rebecca Reynolds 136 7. Inland Waterways and Coastal Transport: Landing Places, Canals and Bridges / Mark Gardiner 152 8. Watermills and Waterwheels / Martin Watts 167 9. Water, Wics and Burhs / Hal Dalwood 187 Notes 202 Suggested Reading 238 Index 242