Guy Halsall
Biographic Data
| ID | 5366776 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Guy Halsall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Guy |
| FAMILY NAME | Halsall |
| SIGNATURE | HALSALL G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of York |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8981-4355 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 32 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 30 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Two Worlds Become One
From Roman fundus to Early Medieval grand domaine
Peter Sarris has recently restated the idea that the bipartite estate’s origins lie in the late Roman period. This article defends the consensus view of the origins of the bipartite estate against this view. It looks back to the Roman period in northern Gaul but sees this “ background” in rather different terms from those usually envisaged. It then discusses how this situation changed in the course of the fifth and sixth centuries, to argue that …
Etnicidad y cementerios altomedievales
Este artículo pretende responder al reciente trabajo de Michel Kazanski y Patrick Périn, que defiende la capacidad de la Arqueología para reconocer la identidad étnica en los registros funerarios altomedievales. Tras resumir las líneas principalesde su argumentación, somete a análisis cada postulado de sus hipótesis. Dicho análisis se basa en la evidencia arqueológica y en lo que ésta puede o no aportar, sin introducir preconcepciones extraidas d…
Cemeteries and Society in Merovingian Gaul
Seven of Guy Halsall's most important essays on the social interpretation of Merovingian cemetery archaeology are collected in this volume. The opening chapter discusses the relationships between documentary history and archaeology while the subsequent articles cover the interpretation of fourth-century Gallic furnished inhumations, the celebrated burial of King Childeric I, and the ways in which one might 'read' a burial as evidence for ritual. …
Movers and Shakers
Settlement and Social Organization
Chapter Five. Burial, Ritual And Merovingian Society
In this essay, the author deals with the first of Paxtons problems, the relationship between mortuary remains and ritual behavior, there are greater grounds for optimism, and it is on this subject that some ideas will be proposed. The paper is grounded primarily in the data of the Merovingian region of Metz. The relevant evidence almost exclusively comprises archaeological data: burials with grave-goods. Previous interpretations of grave-goods ha…
Cemeteries and Society in Merovingian Gaul
Cemeteries and society in Merovingian Gaul
Chapter Three. Archaeology And The Late Roman Frontier In Northern Gaul
One form of evidence which has been used to illuminate the 'deepening' frontiers of the late Roman Empire, and the cross cultural Roman-German Mischzivilization of the frontier regions is the form of lavishly furnished inhumation burials which appear in northern Gaul, the so-called Foderatengraber. In later fourth-century northern Gaul, it became increasingly common to inter the dead with more grave-goods than had previously been common, with the…
Chapter Two. The Origins Of The Reihengräberzivilisation
Werner argues that this chapter seeks the origins of Merovingian burial customs-i.e. interments in cemeteries in more or less neatly-arranged rows, accompanied by numerous grave-goods, above all weaponry for males and jewellery for females in a style of burial which appeared in northern Gaul late in the fourth century and which persisted to the mid-fifth century. The chapter looks at the archaeology of areas where migrations of Germans are known …
Chapter Six. Burial Writes
This chapter examines two methods of commemorating the dead in Merovingian north-eastern Gaul. It first of all considers the rite of furnished inhumation (burial with grave-goods), and then looks more briefly at the use of inscriptions. Whilst there are similarities between the two means of commemoration, there are also important differences, concerning the nature of social structure, and ideas of time. There are also significant differences in t…
The Technique of Barbarian Settlement in the Fifth Century
Walter Goffart's article prompts me to reply on several general points. First, I gladly concede the importance of his recent works on the meaning of "land," which further nuances his 1980 thesis and accept that my own 2007 discussion suffered from a failure to think in these terms. That said, his article completely misrepresents my own discussion of the subject of hospitalitas. Attention is drawn to these distortions and to inconsistencies in Gof…
Beyond the Northern Frontiers
This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction East of the Rhine North of Hadrian's Wall West of the Irish Sea Conclusion Bibliographical Note
Katalin Escher. Genèse et évolution du deuxième royaume burgonde (443-534). Les témoins archéologiques (BAR International Series 1402 (I & II)). 1102 pages, 47 illustrations, tables, 2 CD-ROMs (2 volu…
Katalin Escher. Genèse et évolution du deuxième royaume burgonde (443-534). Les témoins archéologiques (BAR International Series 1402 (I & II)). 1102 pages, 47 illustrations, tables, 2 CD-ROMs (2 volumes). 2005. Oxford: Archaeopress; 1-84171-841-6 paperback £115. - Volume 82 Issue 315
The Fall of Rome and the End of Civilisation ‐ By Bryan Ward‐Perkins
Barbarian Migrations and the Roman West, 376–568
This is a major survey of the barbarian migrations and their role in the fall of the Roman Empire and the creation of early medieval Europe, one of the key events in European history. Unlike previous studies it integrates historical and archaeological evidence and discusses Britain, Ireland, mainland Europe and North Africa, demonstrating that the Roman Empire and its neighbours were inextricably linked. A narrative account of the turbulent fifth…
The Preface to Book V of Gregory of Tours' Histories
The preface to Book V of Gregory of Tours' Histories has long been known as a central passage in the Bishop of Tours' works, expressing his view of good kingship. This article analyses the style of the passage to reveal it to be a complex rhetorical piece of prose and shedding more light on Gregory's skill as a writer. Investigation of the passage and its context within the Histories allows the suggestion that it originated as a letter or sermon …
People and Space in the Middle Ages, 300-1300
Aufbruch ins Mittelalter
Martina Hartmann's introduction to Merovingian history is an attractively produced and clearly written volume, mixing high production values and academic standards in a way seemingly alien to British publishers. Beginning with a wide-ranging survey of the written sources (there is, alas, no introduction to the archaeological data which is making ever greater contribution to our knowledge of Merovingian social and economic history, and which she a…
Gender and the End of Empire
[FIRST PARAGRAPH] \nThe problem of the “Fall of the Roman Empire” continues to excite debate \namong historians and archaeologists, fifteen centuries after Odoacer deposed \nthe usurper Romulus in 476. Similarly, there is an ever-growing corpus of \nwork on women’s history and, to some extent more recently, gender in late \nantiquity and the early Middle Ages. The challenge of bringing these two \nburgeoning areas of research together has, howeve…
Early Medieval Settlements
1University of York Early Medieval Settlements: The Archaeology of Rural Communities in North-West Europe Helena Hammerow 2002 pp. xiii + 225 £ 45
On Barbarian Identity
Journal Article On Barbarian Identity: Critical Approaches to Ethnicity in the Early Middle Ages Get access Guy Halsall Guy Halsall Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 118, Issue 479, November 2003, Pages 1349–1350, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/118.479.1349 Published: 01 November 2003
Funny foreigners
INCONGRUITY: THE HUMOUR OF THE INAPPROPRIATE In the 1980s and 1990s, the cartoons of Gary Larson became very popular on both sides of the Atlantic; indeed Larson's work, ‘The Far Side’, has a special relevance to early medievalists, as Vikings were a favourite topic. One thing that makes Larson's cartoons amusing is his knack of setting familiar things in inappropriate settings or circumstances. The people (or animals, or amoebas) are rarely sayi…
Humour, History and Politics in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
Although the topic of humour has been dealt with for other eras, early medieval humour remains largely neglected. These essays go some way towards filling the gap, examining how early medieval writers deliberately employed humour to make their cases. The essays range from the late Roman empire through to the tenth century, and from Byzantium to Anglo-Saxon England. The subject matter is diverse, but a number of themes link them together, notably …
Etnicidad y cementerios altomedievales
Este artículo pretende responder al reciente trabajo de Michel Kazanski y Patrick Périn, que defiende la capacidad de la Arqueología para reconocer la identidad étnica en los registros funerarios altomedievales. Tras resumir las líneas principalesde su argumentación, somete a análisis cada postulado de sus hipótesis. Dicho análisis se basa en la evidencia arqueológica y en lo que ésta puede o no aportar, sin introducir preconcepciones extraidas d…
Female status and power in early Merovingian central Austrasia
Two Worlds Become One
The Technique of Barbarian Settlement in the Fifth Century
Walter Goffart's article prompts me to reply on several general points. First, I gladly concede the importance of his recent works on the meaning of "land," which further nuances his 1980 thesis and accept that my own 2007 discussion suffered from a failure to think in these terms. That said, his article completely misrepresents my own discussion of the subject of hospitalitas. Attention is drawn to these distortions and to inconsistencies in Gof…
Gender and the End of Empire
[FIRST PARAGRAPH] \nThe problem of the “Fall of the Roman Empire” continues to excite debate \namong historians and archaeologists, fifteen centuries after Odoacer deposed \nthe usurper Romulus in 476. Similarly, there is an ever-growing corpus of \nwork on women’s history and, to some extent more recently, gender in late \nantiquity and the early Middle Ages. The challenge of bringing these two \nburgeoning areas of research together has, howeve…
Reflections on Early Medieval Violence
The period after the fall of the Roman Empire is still widely regarded as one of untrammelled violence.In some formulations it is (to caricature the approach only slightly) thought that the end of Roman civilization was followed by a period wherein: 'the labours and happiness of peaceful development are ... wiped out by the upburst of elemental passions which have only slumbered.The long tranquillity of the Roman sway ended in the violence and da…
The Preface to Book V of Gregory of Tours' Histories
The preface to Book V of Gregory of Tours' Histories has long been known as a central passage in the Bishop of Tours' works, expressing his view of good kingship. This article analyses the style of the passage to reveal it to be a complex rhetorical piece of prose and shedding more light on Gregory's skill as a writer. Investigation of the passage and its context within the Histories allows the suggestion that it originated as a letter or sermon …
Early Medieval Settlements
1University of York Early Medieval Settlements: The Archaeology of Rural Communities in North-West Europe Helena Hammerow 2002 pp. xiii + 225 £ 45
Reflections on Early Medieval Violence
The period after the fall of the Roman Empire is still widely regarded as one of untrammelled violence.In some formulations it is (to caricature the approach only slightly) thought that the end of Roman civilization was followed by a period wherein: 'the labours and happiness of peaceful development are ... wiped out by the upburst of elemental passions which have only slumbered.The long tranquillity of the Roman sway ended in the violence and da…
Saints and Their Miracles in Late Antique Gaul. Raymond Van Dam
Female status and power in early Merovingian central Austrasia
Short Reviews
Settlement and Social Organization
The Viking Presence in England? The Burial Evidence Reconsidered
Die barbarische Gesellschaft
Journal Article Die barbarische Gesellschaft: Mentalitätsgeschichte der europäischen Achsenzeit 5.–8. Jahrhundert, Georg Scheibelreiter Get access Guy Halsall Guy Halsall Birkbeck College, University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 116, Issue 466, April 2001, Pages 449–450, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/116.466.449 Published: 01 April 2001
Funny foreigners
INCONGRUITY: THE HUMOUR OF THE INAPPROPRIATE In the 1980s and 1990s, the cartoons of Gary Larson became very popular on both sides of the Atlantic; indeed Larson's work, ‘The Far Side’, has a special relevance to early medievalists, as Vikings were a favourite topic. One thing that makes Larson's cartoons amusing is his knack of setting familiar things in inappropriate settings or circumstances. The people (or animals, or amoebas) are rarely sayi…
Humour, History and Politics in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
Although the topic of humour has been dealt with for other eras, early medieval humour remains largely neglected. These essays go some way towards filling the gap, examining how early medieval writers deliberately employed humour to make their cases. The essays range from the late Roman empire through to the tenth century, and from Byzantium to Anglo-Saxon England. The subject matter is diverse, but a number of themes link them together, notably …
Early Medieval Settlements
1University of York Early Medieval Settlements: The Archaeology of Rural Communities in North-West Europe Helena Hammerow 2002 pp. xiii + 225 £ 45
On Barbarian Identity
Journal Article On Barbarian Identity: Critical Approaches to Ethnicity in the Early Middle Ages Get access Guy Halsall Guy Halsall Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 118, Issue 479, November 2003, Pages 1349–1350, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/118.479.1349 Published: 01 November 2003
Gender and the End of Empire
[FIRST PARAGRAPH] \nThe problem of the “Fall of the Roman Empire” continues to excite debate \namong historians and archaeologists, fifteen centuries after Odoacer deposed \nthe usurper Romulus in 476. Similarly, there is an ever-growing corpus of \nwork on women’s history and, to some extent more recently, gender in late \nantiquity and the early Middle Ages. The challenge of bringing these two \nburgeoning areas of research together has, howeve…
People and Space in the Middle Ages, 300-1300
Aufbruch ins Mittelalter
Martina Hartmann's introduction to Merovingian history is an attractively produced and clearly written volume, mixing high production values and academic standards in a way seemingly alien to British publishers. Beginning with a wide-ranging survey of the written sources (there is, alas, no introduction to the archaeological data which is making ever greater contribution to our knowledge of Merovingian social and economic history, and which she a…
Barbarian Migrations and the Roman West, 376–568
This is a major survey of the barbarian migrations and their role in the fall of the Roman Empire and the creation of early medieval Europe, one of the key events in European history. Unlike previous studies it integrates historical and archaeological evidence and discusses Britain, Ireland, mainland Europe and North Africa, demonstrating that the Roman Empire and its neighbours were inextricably linked. A narrative account of the turbulent fifth…
The Preface to Book V of Gregory of Tours' Histories
The preface to Book V of Gregory of Tours' Histories has long been known as a central passage in the Bishop of Tours' works, expressing his view of good kingship. This article analyses the style of the passage to reveal it to be a complex rhetorical piece of prose and shedding more light on Gregory's skill as a writer. Investigation of the passage and its context within the Histories allows the suggestion that it originated as a letter or sermon …
Katalin Escher. Genèse et évolution du deuxième royaume burgonde (443-534). Les témoins archéologiques (BAR International Series 1402 (I & II)). 1102 pages, 47 illustrations, tables, 2 CD-ROMs (2 volu…
Katalin Escher. Genèse et évolution du deuxième royaume burgonde (443-534). Les témoins archéologiques (BAR International Series 1402 (I & II)). 1102 pages, 47 illustrations, tables, 2 CD-ROMs (2 volumes). 2005. Oxford: Archaeopress; 1-84171-841-6 paperback £115. - Volume 82 Issue 315
The Fall of Rome and the End of Civilisation ‐ By Bryan Ward‐Perkins
Beyond the Northern Frontiers
This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction East of the Rhine North of Hadrian's Wall West of the Irish Sea Conclusion Bibliographical Note
Cemeteries and Society in Merovingian Gaul
Seven of Guy Halsall's most important essays on the social interpretation of Merovingian cemetery archaeology are collected in this volume. The opening chapter discusses the relationships between documentary history and archaeology while the subsequent articles cover the interpretation of fourth-century Gallic furnished inhumations, the celebrated burial of King Childeric I, and the ways in which one might 'read' a burial as evidence for ritual. …
Movers and Shakers
Settlement and Social Organization
Chapter Five. Burial, Ritual And Merovingian Society
In this essay, the author deals with the first of Paxtons problems, the relationship between mortuary remains and ritual behavior, there are greater grounds for optimism, and it is on this subject that some ideas will be proposed. The paper is grounded primarily in the data of the Merovingian region of Metz. The relevant evidence almost exclusively comprises archaeological data: burials with grave-goods. Previous interpretations of grave-goods ha…
Cemeteries and Society in Merovingian Gaul
Cemeteries and society in Merovingian Gaul
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