Trees in Anglo-Saxon England
Della Hooke · 2011
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"Trees played a particularly important part in the rural economy of Anglo-Saxon England, both for wood and timber and as a wood-pasture resource, with hunting gaining a growing cultural role. But they are also powerful icons in many pre-Christian religions, with a degree of tree symbolism found in Christian scripture too. This wide-ranging book explores both the 'real', historical and archaeological evidence of trees and woodland, and as they are depicted in Anglo-Saxon literature and legend. Place-name and charter references cast light upon the distribution of particular tree species (mapped here in detail for the first time) and also reflect upon regional character in a period that was fundamental for the evolution of the present landscape."--Publisher's description.
Book details
- Year
- 2011
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer, Incorporated
- Editions
- 4
- Pages
- 322
- ISBN
- 9781782047223
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