The West Saxon boundary clause in context: Celtic and Continental connections.

  • Published In: Early Medieval Europe, 2023, v. 31, n. 1. P. 69 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Clark, Amy W. 3 of 3

Abstract

The perambulatory boundary clause in England originated as a West Saxon phenomenon in the eighth century, most likely through connections with the early Celtic church, and spread with the rise of the West Saxon kings. Vernacular perambulatory charter bounds occur throughout England after the tenth century – but before 800, they appear only in Wessex, and on the Continent where West Saxons were initially installed as missionaries, in an early Latin–vernacular form. The West Saxon roots of Boniface and his followers may thus explain the presence of early perambulatory bounds in Frankish archives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Early Medieval Europe. 2023/02, Vol. 31, Issue 1, p69
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0963-9462
  • DOI:10.1111/emed.12613
  • Accession Number:161967966
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