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Old English sǣte and the historical significance of 'folk'-names

Baker, John

Authors

JOHN BAKER john.baker@nottingham.ac.uk
Associate Professor



Abstract

Old English sǣte names survive in documentary sources and place-names, and have been used in historical discourse as evidence for early and middle Anglo-Saxon socio-political organization. Earlier analyses, founded on incomplete datasets, have attempted to interpret the material in isolation from its onomastic context; this has led to confusion about the significance of such names. Here the analysis of sǣte names is based on a more complete corpus, leading to a radically new interpretation of their distribution, chronology and historical context, with significant implications for our understanding of the evolution of Anglo-Saxon administrative geography and the wider perception of so-called ‘folk’ names.

Citation

Baker, J. (2017). Old English sǣte and the historical significance of 'folk'-names. Early Medieval Europe, 25(4), 417-442. https://doi.org/10.1111/emed.12226

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 4, 2016
Publication Date Oct 30, 2017
Deposit Date Apr 19, 2016
Journal Early Medieval Europe
Print ISSN 0963-9462
Electronic ISSN 1468-0254
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 25
Issue 4
Pages 417-442
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/emed.12226
Keywords Onomastics; Folk-names; Anglo-Saxon England; Early medieval
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/890820
Publisher URL http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/emed.12226/abstract
Additional Information This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Baker, J. (2017) Old English s?te and the historical significance of ‘folk’ names. Early Medieval Europe, 25: 417–442. doi: 10.1111/emed.12226., which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/emed.12226/abstract. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
Contract Date Oct 30, 2017