Sacred Landscapes and the Conversion of Eighth-Century Hessia

Clay, John-Henry

Abstract

The 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.

Citation

Clay, J. (2013). Sacred Landscapes and the Conversion of Eighth-Century Hessia. Landscapes, 9(2), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1179/lan.2008.9.2.1

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Jul 18, 2013
• Publication Date: Jul 18, 2013
• Deposit Date: Oct 6, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 4, 2017
• Journal: Landscapes.
• Print ISSN: 1466-2035
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 1-25
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/lan.2008.9.2.1
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1517058