{"id":662,"date":"2026-01-25T10:28:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T10:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bernicianstudies.eu\/?p=662"},"modified":"2026-01-25T10:32:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T10:32:36","slug":"new-book-on-early-medieval-northumbria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bernicianstudies.eu\/?p=662","title":{"rendered":"New book on Early Medieval Northumbria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernicianstudies.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Earth-Hall-cover-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bernicianstudies.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Earth-Hall-cover-1-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bernicianstudies.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Earth-Hall-cover-1-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.bernicianstudies.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Earth-Hall-cover-1-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.bernicianstudies.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Earth-Hall-cover-1-768x1180.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bernicianstudies.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Earth-Hall-cover-1.jpg 976w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Northumbria AD 367-867 Earth-Hall, Ring-gift and Heaven&#8217;s Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p>by Max Adams and Colm O&#8217;Brien, published by Birlinn 2025, available online and at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/book\/northumbria-ad-367-867\/max-adams\/colm-obrien\/9780859767422\">Waterstones<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story of the lands between the Forth and Humber from the end of the Roman period to the Viking kingdom of York is one of the most richly fascinating in British history. This the age of Lindisfarne and of Bede; of the dramatic hills, valleys and ancient routeways that link the Irish Sea and the North Sea; of names that resonate even now: Edwin, Oswald, Hild, Cuthbert, Wilfrid; of conquest, conversion and the legacies of intellectual giants.<\/p>\n<p>This history of Early Medieval Northumbria explores themes of landscape, power, creativity and intellect. Fresh archaeological evidence and research in historical geography shed light on the fascinating story of how land was managed, exploited and deployed as an expression of power by both secular and ecclesiastical forces, and aspects such as the role of \u00e9lite women in shaping politics and religion is given new focus. Max Adams and Colm O\u2019 Brien show conclusively how Northumbria\u2019s political, cultural and religious elements coalesced to forge a creative powerhouse which shaped the world we have inherited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northumbria AD 367-867 Earth-Hall, Ring-gift and Heaven&#8217;s Field by Max Adams and Colm O&#8217;Brien, published by Birlinn 2025, available online and at Waterstones. The story of the lands between the Forth and Humber from the end of the Roman period to the Viking kingdom of York is one of the most richly fascinating in British [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":663,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bernicesblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bernicianstudies.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bernicianstudies.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bernicianstudies.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bernicianstudies.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bernicianstudies.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=662"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bernicianstudies.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":668,"href":"https:\/\/www.bernicianstudies.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662\/revisions\/668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bernicianstudies.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bernicianstudies.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bernicianstudies.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bernicianstudies.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}