2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The Formation of Local Societies in Anglo-Saxon England: Human-network in West Midland

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23720366
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	History of Europe and America
Research Institution	Ehime University
Principal Investigator	MORI TAKAKO 愛媛大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (10346661)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Keywords	中世初期イングランド / 集会 / 紛争解決 / 地域共同体 / 人的紐帯 / 法典 / 文書
Research Abstract	This research focused on recent studies of assemblies in order to reexamine the structure of the society of Anglo-Saxon England from the viewpoint of the human network. As a result, it is confirmed not only that the bond between the royal assembly in the late state and local assemblies was important but also that interpersonal bonds among individuals played a vital role. At the same time, it is argued that the previous 'top-down' explanation is insufficient to describe the relationship between local communities and the royal authority and that it requires explanation in terms of 'consensual rulership' that was realized through persuasion, negotiation and so on. On the basis of the literature review above, this study pointed out the possibility that the multi-dimensional social structure in which not only the royal authority, the elite and kinship but also the lordship and local societies were intertwined can be grasped by reproducing personal relationships that obtained in assemblies.

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