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Sacred Landscapes and the Conversion of Eighth-Century Hessia

Sacred Landscapes and the Conversion of Eighth-Century Hessia AbstractThe place-names of Hessia in central Germany are a valuable resource for the study of the early medieval conversion period. A number of them refer to pagan gods and sites of Christian and pagan worship which are unevidenced in the historical sources. These sites are discussed and interpreted in relation to one another, to the regional topography and to the relatively well-documented context of the Anglo-Saxon mission to Hessia in the eighth century. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Landscapes Taylor & Francis

Sacred Landscapes and the Conversion of Eighth-Century Hessia

Clay, John-Henry Wilson
Landscapes , Volume 9 (2): 25 – Sep 1, 2008
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2008 Maney Publishing
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2040-8153
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1466-2035
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10.1179/lan.2008.9.2.1
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Abstract

AbstractThe place-names of Hessia in central Germany are a valuable resource for the study of the early medieval conversion period. A number of them refer to pagan gods and sites of Christian and pagan worship which are unevidenced in the historical sources. These sites are discussed and interpreted in relation to one another, to the regional topography and to the relatively well-documented context of the Anglo-Saxon mission to Hessia in the eighth century.

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Landscapes – Taylor & Francis

Published: Sep 1, 2008

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