This book seeks to address the journeying context of pilgrimage
within the landscapes of Medieval Britain. Using four case studies,
an interdisciplinary methodology developed by the author is applied
to four different geographical and cultural areas of Britain
(Norfolk, Wiltshire/Hampshire, Flintshire/Denbighshire and
Cornwall), to investigate the practicalities of travel along the
Medieval road network including the routes themselves,
accommodation, the built environments and natural topographies
encountered. An introduction, assessment of current theory and
scholarship is provided, followed by an explanation of the
methodology used. The four case studies are then presented (Ely to
Walsingham, Salisbury to Winchester, St Asaph to Holywell, and
Camelford to Bodmin). Within each case study, both the selected
starting point for the pilgrimage (typically either a locale
confirmed in the historical record as linked to the pilgrim
destination, or a settlement of some significance within the local
area and thus well connected to the route network), and the site of
the saint cult itself are analysed for their growth, reaction and
accommodation to the pilgrim phenomenon. Also addressed are the
route networks of the county as a whole, relationships to economic
centres and their impact on travel possibilities, the topography,
the distribution patterns for saint dedications in parish churches
within the area, material culture and the ecclesiastical built
environment (for example pilgrim badges, monasteries), and the
physical landscapes through which the pilgrim travels. Here, the
interaction between the pilgrim and the environments through which
they move is addressed. Considerations include fatigue, exertion,
panoramas and way-finding, route visibility, sight lines to
monuments, folklore within the landscape, and the potential echoing
of Christian scriptural motifs within certain landscape
types/features (e.g. wilderness and sanctuary).
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