Elsworth, D. W. (2018). The Extent of Strathclyde in Cumbria: boundaries and bought land. Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society 18 (series 3). Vol 18, pp. 87-104. https://doi.org/10.5284/1084882. Cite this via datacite
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The Extent of Strathclyde in Cumbria: boundaries and bought land | ||
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Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society 18 (series 3) | ||
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Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society | ||
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87 - 104 | ||
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Research into the extent of Strathclyde's expansion into what is now Cumbria has tended to rely on fragmentary documentary sources, in which it is never clear what area is being described. Place-names of British origin have also been taken as evidence of British settlement in this period, either newly established or resulting from a resurgence of a 'dormant' native population. However, there was another significant group of people operating in the area during this period: the Norse, who were ultimately of Norwegian origin and had arrived on the west coast of Cumbria via Ireland and the Isle of Man in the early 10th century. They left a considerable legacy of place-name evidence, but this did not necessary all relate to settlements that they had established. Norse place-names denoting territorial divisions or the way land was acquired during their period of influence (broadly the 10th to early 11th century) are relatively rare in Cumbria, but there are some. This article considers their distribution in the context of those place-name elements indicating the extent of Strathclyde's influence on the southern side of the present Anglo-Scottish border. It then argues that combining these two elements, alongside various other strands of evidence and the availability of important new studies, provides a more detailed understanding of the extent of the expansion of the kingdom of Strathclyde into what is now Cumbria and the way in which it occurred. It also indicates that Strathclyde's influence, or even direct control, extended over far more of the area comprising the modern county of Cumbria than has been previously suggested. | ||
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09 Mar 2021 |
