Reconstructing the territorial framework for ecclesiastical and secular power Hallowed by saints, coveted by kings: Christianisation and land tenure in Introduction: making Christian landscapes in the early medieval Atlantic world History and toponymy of Scotland and Ireland. (Cantab), MLitt (Oxon), FSA Scot of University College Cork, inĪppreciation of his studies on the early ecclesiastical archaeology, Has been asserted by him in accordance with Copyright andīritish Library Cataloguing in Publication DataĪ CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.ĭesign and typesetting by studio10design.ieĭedicated to the memory of Aidan MacDonald (1941–2013), MA The right of the author to be identified as originator of this work In Ireland issued by the Irish Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, Permission of the publisher or a licence permitting restricted copying Means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopyingĪnd recording or otherwise, without either the prior written Or reproduced or utilised in any electronic, mechanical or other By examining how people chose to shape their landscapes, this book provides fresh perspectives on the Christianization of Atlantic Europe.Īll rights reserved. Christianity was associated with many such changes including new ways of seeing the land that directly affected how landscapes were inhabited and managed. The construction of new monuments clearly led to some major physical changes, but landscapes are not just affected by tangible, material alterations: they are also shaped by new types of knowledge and changing perceptions. It considers the imprint of early medieval Christianity on landscapes along the continent’s western shore from Galicia to Norway, and across the northern islands from Britain and Ireland to Iceland. This is the first book to adopt a comparative landscape approach to this crucial subject. While Christianity represented a more or less common set of beliefs and ideas, early medieval societies were characterized by vibrant diversity: much can potentially be learned about these societies by comparing and contrasting how they adapted Christianity to suit local circumstances. AD 400-1200), and these changes were bound up with the conversion to Christianity and the development of ecclesiastical power structures. Landscapes across Europe were transformed, both physically and conceptually, during the early medieval period (c.
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