Warfare in the Dark Ages (The International Library of Essays on Military History)

The articles in this volume explore the way in which military developments helped to sculpt, out of very strange and diverse components, our familiar Europe. The period studied covers the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the rise of the Carolingian Empire and its eventual collapse, leaving a vacuum in the heart of Europe into which flowed new forces: the Vikings from outside and the great lords from within. Half Title Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Series Preface Introduction 1 Walter Goffart (1981), 'Rome, Constantinople, and the Barbarians', American Historical Review, 86, pp. 275–306. 2 Thomas Anderson, Jr (1995), 'Roman Military Colonies in Gaul, Salian Ethnogenesis and the Forgotten Meaning of Ρactus Legis Salicae 59.5', Early Medieval Europe, 4, pp. 129–44. 3 Rudi Paul Lindner (1981), 'Nomadism, Horses and Huns', Past and Present, 92, pp. 3–19. 4 Peter Heather (1995), 'The Huns and the End of the Roman Empire in Western Europe', English Historical Review, 110, pp. 4–41. 5 Speros Vryonis, Jr (1981), 'The Evolution of Slavic Society and the Slavic Invasions in Greece: The First Major Slavic Attack on Thessaloniki, AD 597', Hesperia, 50, pp. 378–90. 6 E.A. Thompson (1958), 'Early Germanic Warfare', Past and Present, 14, pp. 2–29. 7 J.M. Wallace-Hadrill (1975), 'War and Peace in the Earlier Middle Ages', Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, 5th series 25, pp. 157–74. 8 Thomas S. Burns (1973), 'The Battle of Adrianople: A Reconsideration', Historia, 22, pp. 336–45. 9 Christopher Holdsworth (1996), '"An Airier Aristocracy": The Saints at War', Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, 6th series 6, pp. 103–22. 10 R.A. Markus (1983), 'Saint Augustine's Views on the "Just War'", Studies in Church History, 20, pp. 1–13. 11 Michael Ε. Jones (1986), 'The Historicity of the Alleluja Victory', Albion, 18, pp. 363–73. 12 Bernard S. Bachrach (1970), 'Charles Martel, Mounted Shock Combat, the Stirrup, and Feudalism', Studies in Medieval and Renaissance History, 7, pp. 49–75. 13 Simon Coupland (1990), 'Carolingian Arms and Armor in the Ninth Century', Viator, 21, pp. 29–50. 14 Timothy Reuter (1985), 'Plunder and Tribute in the Carolingian Empire', Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, 35, pp. 75–94. 15 Charles R. Bowlus (1978), 'Warfare and Society in the Carolingian Ostmark', Austrian History Yearbook, 14, pp. 3–30. 16 John France (1985), 'The Military History of the Carolingian Period', Revue Belge d'Histoire Militaire, 26, pp. 81–99. 17 Brian Dearden and Anthony Clark (1990), 'Pont-de-l' Arche or Pîtres? A Location and Archaeomagnetic Dating for Charles the Bald's Fortifications on the Seine', Antiquity, 64, pp. 567–71. 18 Richard Abels (1985), 'Bookland and Fyrd Service in Late Saxon England', Battle, 7, pp. 1–25. 19 Ν.P. Brooks (1979), 'England in the Ninth Century: The Crucible of Defeat', Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, 5th series 29, pp. 1–20. 20 Karl Leyser (1965), 'The Battle at the Lech, 955. A Study in Tenth-Century Warfare', History, 50, pp. 1–25. 21 Alex Roland (1992), 'Secrecy, Technology, and War: Greek Fire and the Defense of Byzantium, 678-1204', Technology and Culture, 33, pp. 655–79. 22 J.F. Haldon and H. Kennedy (1980), 'The Arab-Byzantine Frontier in the Eighth and Ninth Centuries: Military Organisation and Society in the Borderlands', Zbornik Radova Vizantoloshkog Instituta, 19, pp. 79–116. Name Index 1. Rome, Constantinople, And The Barbarians / Walter Goffart -- 2. Roman Military Colonies In Gaul, Salian Ethnogenesis And The Forgotten Meaning Of Pactus Legis Salicae 59.5 / Thomas Anderson, Jr. -- 3. Nomadism, Horses And Huns / Rudi Paul Lindner -- 4. The Huns And The End Of The Roman Empire In Western Europe / Peter Heather -- 5. The Evolution Of Slavic Society And The Slavic Invasions In Greece: The First Major Slavic Attack On Thessaloniki, A.d. 597 / Speros Vryonis, Jr. -- 6. Early Germanic Warfare / E. A. Thompson -- 7. War And Peace In The Earlier Middle Ages / J. M. Wallace-hadrill -- 8. The Battle Of Adrianople: A Reconsideration / Thomas S. Burns -- 9. An Airier Aristocracy: The Saints At War / Christopher Holdsworth -- 10. Saint Augustine's Views On The Just War / R. A. Markus -- 11. The Historicity Of The Alleluja Victory / Michael E. Jones -- 12. Charles Martel, Mounted Shock Combat, The Stirrup, Feudalism / Bernard S. Bachrach -- 13. Carolingian Arms And Armor In The Ninth Century / Simon Coupland -- 14. Plunder And Tribute In The Carolingian Empire / Timothy Reuter -- 15. Warfare And Society In The Carolingian Ostmark / Charles R. Bowlus -- 16. The Military History Of The Carolingian Period / John France -- 17. Pont-de-l'arche Or Pitres? A Location And Archaeomagnetic Dating For Charles The Bald's Fortifications On The Seine / Brian Dearden And Anthony Clark -- 18. Bookland And Fyrd Service In Late Saxon England / Richard Abels -- 19. England In The Ninth Century: The Crucible Of Defeat / N. P. Brooks -- 20. The Battle At The Lech, 955. A Study In Tenth-century Warfare / Karl Leyser -- 21. Secrecy, Technology, And War: Greek Fire And The Defense Of Byzantium, 678-1204 / Alex Roland -- 22. The Arab-byzantine Frontier In The Eighth And Ninth Centuries: Military Organisation And Society In The Borderlands / J. F. Haldon And H. Kennedy. Edited By John France And Kelly Devries. Collection Of Essays Previously Published Between 1958 And 1996. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.