The village world of early medieval Northern Spain : local community and the land market /

In the early eighth century, the Muslim general Tariq ibn Ziyad led his forces across the Straits of Gibraltar and conquered most of the Iberian Peninsula. However, alongside the flourishing kingdom of al-Andalus, the small Christian realm of Asturias-León endured in the northern mountains. This bo...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Portass, Robert, 1983- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Suffolk : Boydell & Brewer, 2017.
Schriftenreihe:Royal Historical Society studies in history. New series.
Online-Zugang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7722/j.ctt1pwt4gj
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Frontcover; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Note on names, place names and spellings; Introduction: The making of medieval Iberia, 711-1031; PART I: THE LIÉBANA; 1 Cantabria after Rome; 2 Local society in the ninth century; 3 The emergence of a village elite; 4 Kings, counts and courts; PART II: SOUTHERN GALICIA; 5 Galicia after Rome; 6 Before Celanova; 7 Rosendo, Celanova and the village world, 936-1031; 8 Magnates, monasteries and the public framework; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.