Early Medieval Militarisation

Ellora Bennett, Guido M. Berndt, Stefan Esders , Laury Sarti (Senior lecturer)

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Manchester University Press
30 March 2021

Medieval history; Military history; Medieval European archaeology

This volume is the first to study the phenomenon of early medieval militarisation from a wide geographic and disciplinary perspective. It explores the impact of an enhanced role attributed to warfare and the military as characteristic features of a European world in the process of becoming medieval.

The societies of ancient Europe underwent a continual process of militarisation, and this would come to be a defining characteristic of the early Middle Ages. The process was neither linear nor mono-causal, but it affected society as a whole, encompassing features like the lack of demarcation between the military and civil spheres of the population, the significance attributed to weapons beyond their military function and the wide recognition of martial values. Early medieval militarisation assembles twenty studies that use both written and archaeological evidence to explore the phenomenon of militarisation and its impact on the development of the societies of early medieval Europe. The interdisciplinary investigations break new ground and will be essential reading for scholars and students of related fields, as well as non-specialists with an interest in early medieval history.

Edited by: Ellora Bennett, Guido M. Berndt, Stefan Esders, Laury Sarti (Senior lecturer)
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 22mm
ISBN: 9781526138620
ISBN 10: 152613862X
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 30 March 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ellora Bennett is a D.Phil Candidate at the Freie Universität Berlin Guido M. Berndt is a Research Fellow at the Freie Universität Berlin Stefan Esders is Professor at the Freie Universität Berlin Laury Sarti is Lecturer at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg -- .

Reviews for Early Medieval Militarisation

'The authors in this volume are seeking to understand a world remote from our own through the lens of militarization, but in a way which always illuminates the broader aspects of that society, and they have done this very creditably.' Speculum -- .