Old Norse Watery Terms in English Place-Names: A Survey of Medieval Evidence from Two Regions of England
(2023)
Book Chapter
Carroll, J. (in press). Old Norse Watery Terms in English Place-Names: A Survey of Medieval Evidence from Two Regions of England. In R. Dance, S. Pons-Sanz, & B. Schorn (Eds.), The Legacy of Medieval Scandinavian Encounters with England and the Insular World. Brepols Publishers
All Outputs (4)
Identifying migrants in medieval England: the possibilities and limitations of place-name evidence (2020)
Book Chapter
Carroll, J. (2020). Identifying migrants in medieval England: the possibilities and limitations of place-name evidence. In J. Story, W. Ormrod, & E. Tyler (Eds.), Migrants in Medieval England, c. 500-1500. Oxford University PressMany English place-names came into existence in the early medieval period as descriptive, meaningful phrases (‘the river estate’, ‘the clear stream’, ‘Edward’s farm’, and so on).They evolved in the conversation of ordinary people as they referred to... Read More about Identifying migrants in medieval England: the possibilities and limitations of place-name evidence.
The afterlives of Bede’s tribal names in English place-names (2020)
Book Chapter
Carroll, J., & Baker, J. (2020). The afterlives of Bede’s tribal names in English place-names. In L. Alexander James, & L. Ryan (Eds.), Land of the English Kin: Studies of Wessex and Anglo-Saxon England in Honour of Barbara Yorke (112–153). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004421899Bede famously traced the origins of the Anglo-Saxons back to three of the strongest Germanic “tribes”: They came from three very powerful Germanic tribes [de tribus Germaniae populis fortioribus], the Saxons [Saxonibus], Angles [Anglis], and Jute... Read More about The afterlives of Bede’s tribal names in English place-names.
Power and Place in Europe in the Early Middle Ages (2019)
Book Chapter
Carroll, J., Reynolds, A., & Yorke, B. (2019). Power and Place in Europe in the Early Middle Ages. In J. Carroll, A. Reynolds, & B. Yorke (Eds.), Power and Place in Europe in the Early Middle Ages (1-33). London: British Academy