Later Anglo-Saxon England

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• debate key issues relating to the period of study.
• analyse diverse types of data
• evaluate the particular uses and problems of different sorts of evidence

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• appreciate interrelationships of written and physical evidence
• discuss the implications of the information and insights that you have gained.
• demonstrate critical understanding of a complex period
• show awareness of the principal artefacts, sites and other types of evidence relating to the period

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• write critically and coherently within a time constraint.
• manage your time effectively
• communicate through oral and written modes
• complete structured writing of assignments of different lengths
• evaluate published arguments relevant to a specific question

Subjects to be considered may include (this is an indicative list only and may vary from year to year):

• the nature of the sources
• burhs and the Burghal Hidage
• coins and mints
• Scandinavian influences
• reform of the Church
• Domesday Book
• rural and urban developments
• economic aspects such as trade and crafts
• castles, residences, houses
• social stratification and lordship.

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include

• Lectures
• Classes/Seminars

Learning activities include

• Lectures
• Classes/Seminars
• Independent study

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Hamerow, H. et al (2011). The Oxford Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Webster, L (2012). Anglo-Saxon Art. London: British Museum Press.

Hinton, D.A (2005). Gold and Gilt, Pots and Pins: Possessions and People in Medieval Britain. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Hooke, D (1998). The Landscape of Anglo-Saxon England. London: Leicester University Press.

Richards, J (1991). Viking Age England. London: Batsford.

Crawford, S (2009). Daily Life in Anglo-Saxon England. Oxford/Westport CT: Greenwood World Publishing.

Keynes, S., and Lapidge, M (1983). Alfred the Great. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.

Hill, D (1981). An Atlas of Anglo-Saxon England. Oxford: Blackwell.

Reynolds, A (1999). Later Anglo-Saxon England. Stroud: Tempus.

Fleming, R (2010). Britain after Rome. London: Penguin Books.

Lavelle, R (2010). Alfred’s Wars. Sources and Interpretations of Anglo-Saxon Warfare in the Viking Age. Woodbridge: Boydell Press.

Higham, N., and Ryan, M. J. (2013). The Anglo-Saxon World. London/New Haven: Yale University Press.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External