Thomas C. O’Donnell, Fosterage in Medieval Ireland: An Emotional History. (The Early Medieval North Atlantic.) Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2020. Pp. 242. €99. ISBN: 978-9-4629-8941-2.

Review(s) of: Shapeshifters in Medieval North Atlantic literature, by Barreiro, Santiago and Cordo Russo, Luciana (eds), The Early Medieval North Atlantic series, (Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2018) hardcover; 187 pages, RRP euro85; ISBN 9789462984479.

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Movers and Shakers?

10.1093/oso/9780190857967.003.0004 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Alexander O'Hara

Keyword(s):

Cultural Background ◽

Early Medieval ◽

Medieval Ireland

This chapter considers Columbanus’s cultural background and how this influenced his dealings with women, both in early medieval Ireland and on the Continent. In particular, women as inspiration, patrons, and antagonists are portrayed as having had a formative influence on Columbanus, primarily in the Vita Columbani, written by Jonas of Bobbio. To what extent are these relationships true of Columbanus’s own experience? In order to tease this out more fully special attention will be given to women such as Columbanus’s unnamed mother as well as to the powerful queens, Brunhild and Theodelinda.

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Citadel of the Saxons. The Rise of Early London. By RoryNaismith. London: I.B. Tauris. 2019. 288 pages. 28 figures; 5 maps. £20. ISBN 9781788312226.The Imperial City of Cologne. From Roman Colony to Medieval Metropolis (19 b.c .‐1125 a.d .). By JosephHuffmann. The Early Medieval North Atlantic. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. 2018. 280 pages. 1 figure. €105. ISBN 9789462988224.

Early Medieval Europe ◽

10.1111/emed.12489 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Caroline Goodson

Keyword(s):

North Atlantic ◽

Early Medieval

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The Cult of Relics in Early Medieval Ireland. By Niamh Wycherley . Studies in the Early Middle Ages 43. Turnhout: Brepols, 2015. xi + 254 pp. $80.66 cloth.

Church History ◽

10.1017/s0009640717000142 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 86 (1) ◽

pp. 199-201

Author(s):

Jennifer Knight

Keyword(s):

Middle Ages ◽

Early Medieval ◽

Early Middle Ages ◽

Medieval Ireland

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Dáibhí Ó Cróinín. Early Medieval Ireland, 400–1200. (Longman History of Ireland, I.) New York: Longman Publishing. 1995. Pp. xvi, 379. $26.85. ISBN 0-582-01565-0.

Albion A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies ◽

10.2307/4051660 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 173-174

Author(s):

Niall Brady

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Early Medieval ◽

History Of ◽

Medieval Ireland

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Transformations of Identity and Society in Anglo-Saxon Essex

10.5117/9789462980341 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Alexander Mirrington

Keyword(s):

North Sea ◽

North Atlantic ◽

Western Europe ◽

Anglo Saxon ◽

Early Medieval ◽

Cultural Affiliation ◽

Profound Influence ◽

North Western

Transformations of Identity and Society in Anglo-Saxon Essex: A Case Study of an Early Medieval North Atlantic Community presents the results of a comprehensive archaeological study of early medieval Essex (c.AD 400-1066). This region provides an important case study for examining coastal societies of north-western Europe. Drawing on a wealth of new data, the author demonstrates the profound influence of maritime contacts on changing expressions of cultural affiliation. It is argued that this Continental orientation reflects Essex’s longterm engagement with the emergent, dynamic North Sea network. The wide chronological focus and inclusive dataset enables long-term socio-economic continuity and transformation to be revealed. These include major new insights into the construction of group identity in Essex between the 5th and 11th centuries and the identification of several previously unknown sites of exchange. The presentation also includes the first full archaeological study of Essex under ‘Viking’ rule.

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