Byzantium and Bulgaria: A Comparative Study across the Early Medieval Frontier. Robert Browning

One of the more fascinating problems connected with the history of the early Middle Ages is the persistence of similarities and the emergence of differences in the ideas and institutions of the eastern and western remnants of the Roman Empire. Equally intriguing is the related problem of the origins and the nature of the differences which characterize the Slavic and Germanic groups that fell under the influence of the Greeks and the Latins during the early Middle Ages. This paper will attempt to throw some light, on these problems by examining the field of missionary history. It will try to compare the methods employed by the eastern and western missionaries to convert the Slavic and Germanic groups living on the borders of Christendom in the period from about A.D. 600 to 900. Such a comparison might be revealing. It will permit one to see wherein the Greeks and the Latins acted alike or differently as each attacked the same problem. It will also allow one to detect some of the formative forces implanted in the Slavic and Germanic worlds as each underwent the fundamental experience of adopting a new religion.

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Early Medieval Religion and Social Power: A Comparative Study of Rural Elites and Church Building in Northern France and Southern Scandinavia

Studies in the Early Middle Ages - Churches and Social Power in Early Medieval Europe ◽

10.1484/m.sem-eb.5.108513 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 331-365

Author(s):

Anne Nissen

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Social Power ◽

Early Medieval ◽

Northern France ◽

Southern Scandinavia ◽

Church Building

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Exploring Linear Earthworks across Time and Space – Introducing the ‘Monumentality and Landscape: Linear Earthworks in Britain’ Project

Offa's Dyke Journal ◽

10.23914/odj.v3i0.316 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. 129

Author(s):

Nicky Garland ◽

Barney Harris ◽

Tom Moore ◽

Andrew Reynolds

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Middle Ages ◽

Iron Age ◽

First Year ◽

Medieval Period ◽

Early Medieval ◽

Early Middle Ages ◽

Preliminary Results ◽

Early Medieval Period ◽

Landscape Research

Linear earthworks of a monumental character are an enigmatic part of the British landscape. Research in Britain suggests that such features range in date from the early 1st millennium BC to the Early Middle Ages. While the roles of these monuments in past societies cannot be understated, they remain a relatively under-researched phenomenon. This article introduces the Leverhulme Trust-funded ‘Monumentality and Landscape: Linear Earthworks in Britain’ project, which aims to provide a comparative study of linear earthworks focusing on those dating to the Iron Age and early medieval period. This contribution reviews our approach and shares preliminary results from the project’s first year, identifying wider implications for the study of linear earthworks.

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