Ebook: Early Medieval Winchester: Communities, Authority and Power in an Urban Space, c.800-c.1200

Winchester’s identity as a royal centre became well established between the ninth and twelfth centuries, closely tied to the significance of the religious communities who lived within and without the city walls. The reach of power of Winchester was felt throughout England and into the Continent through the relationships of the bishops, the power fluctuations of the Norman period, the pursuit of arts and history writing, the reach of the city’s saints, and more. The essays contained in this volume present early medieval Winchester not as a city alone, but a city emmeshed in wider political, social, and cultural movements and, in many cases, providing examples of authority and power that are representative of early medieval England as a whole. Table of Contents Editors’ Preface List of Contributors List of Illustrations 1. Communities, Authority and Power in Winchester, c. 800–c. 1200 Katherine Weikert, Ryan Lavelle, and Simon Roffey
2. Capital Considerations: Winchester and the Birth of Urban Archaeology Martin Biddle
3. The King’s Stone: Peace, Power and the Highway in Early Medieval Winchester Alexander James Langlands
4. Royal Burial in Winchester: Context and Significance Barbara Yorke
5. Constructing Early Medieval Winchester: Historical Narratives and the Compilation of British Library Cotton Otho B.XI Sharon M. Rowley
6. Winchester, Æthelings and Clitones: The Political Significance of the City for Anglo-Saxon Royalty and Norman Nobility David McDermott
7. The Execution of Earl Waltheof: Public Space and Royal Authority at the Edge of Eleventh-Century Winchester Ryan Lavelle
8. Queen, the Countess and the Conflict: Winchester 1141 Katherine Weikert
9. Lantfred and Local Life at Winchester in the 960s and 970s Mark Atherton
10. Wælcyrian in the Water Meadows: Lantfred’s Furies Eric Lacey
11. SK27, Or A Winchester Pilgrim’s Tale Simon Roffey
12. The Early Jewish Community in Twelfth-Century Winchester: An Interdisciplinary View Toni Griffiths
13. Henry of Blois and an Archbishopric of Winchester: Medieval Rationale and Anglo-Saxon Sources Alexander R. Rumble
14. Swithun in the North: A Winchester Saint in Norway Karl Christian Alvestad