War and Border Societies in the Middle Ages
By: Anthony Goodman, Anthony Tuck
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War and Border Societies in the Middle Ages Summary
| Examines the organisation behind societies which were `organised for war' on a day-to-day basis. Drawing on a substantial body of Anglo-Scottish archive material the authors trace the first developed form of `marcher' society. |
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| The frontier or "marcher" societies flourished in the Middle Ages and their influence has lasted well into modern times. In this study of Anglo-Scottish relations and of border society, the contributors examine the infrastructure beneath societies which were permanently "organized for war." They draw on Anglo-Scottish archival material to argue that the issues which feature in other frontier societies--acculturation and the creation of special institutions--appeared also on the Anglo-Scottish frontier. The book uses the celebrated Battle of Otterburn as a starting-point for a major reassessment of border society, challenging the view put forward in popular ballads that the borders were isolated and self-contained. |
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