An investigation into the mysterious Frisians, drawing together
evidence from linguistic, textual and archaeological sources. From
as early as the first century AD, learned Romans knew of more than
one group of people living in north-western Europe beyond their
Empire's Gallic provinces whose names contained the element that
gives us modern "Frisian". These were apparently Celtic-speaking
peoples, but that population was probably completely replaced in
the course of the convulsions that Europe underwent during the
fourth and fifth centuries. While the importance of
linguisticallyGermanic Frisians as neighbours of the Anglo-Saxons,
Franks, Saxons and Danes in the centuries immediately following the
fall of the Roman Empire in the West is widely recognized, these
folk themselves remain enigmatic, the details of their culture and
organization unfamiliar to many. The Frisian population and their
lands, including all the coastal communities of the North sea
region and their connections with the Baltic shores, form the focal
pointof this volume, though viewed often through comparison with,
or even through the eyes of, their neighbours. The essays present
the most up-to-date discoveries, research and interpretation,
combining and integrating linguistic, textual and archaeological
evidence; they follow the story of the various Frisians through
from the Roman Period to the next great period of disruption and
change introduced by the Viking Scandinavians. John Hines is
Professor of Archaeology at Cardiff University; Nelleke
IJssennagger is Curator of Archaeological and Medieval Collections
at the Museum of Friesland. Contributors: Elzbieta Adamczyk, Iris
Aufderhaar, Pieterjan Deckers, Menno Dijkstra, John Hines, Nelleke
Ijssennagger, Hauke Joens, Egge Knol, Jan de Koning, Johan Nicolay,
Han Nijdam, Tim Pestell, Peter Schrijver, Arjen Versloot, Gaby
Waxenberger, Christiane Zimmermann.
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