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Origins and Aims Origins and Aims
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Existing Scholarship Existing Scholarship
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Trees and Timber as Material Culture Trees and Timber as Material Culture
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Wood and Timber in the Ritual of Everyday Life Wood and Timber in the Ritual of Everyday Life
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The Materiality of Wood The Materiality of Wood
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Natural and Artificial in Wooden Material Culture Natural and Artificial in Wooden Material Culture
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Trees and Woodland in the Anglo-Saxon Landscape Trees and Woodland in the Anglo-Saxon Landscape
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Trees in the Religions of Early Medieval England Trees in the Religions of Early Medieval England
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Trees and Woodland in Anglo-Saxon Artistry Trees and Woodland in Anglo-Saxon Artistry
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This Volume This Volume
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Into the Woods Into the Woods
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Bibliography Bibliography
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1 An Introduction to Trees and Timber in the Anglo-Saxon World
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Published:October 2013
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Abstract
This introductory chapter establishes the origins and rationale of the present volume, and situates it within the context of previous scholarship. The chapter offers a wide-ranging discussion of the state of current research that engages with the function of trees and timber in their various uses. Topics are approached sequentially, offering an overview of the role of trees and their products in material culture, in early medieval ontologies of wood and timber, within systems of Christian and pre-Christian belief, in the early medieval landscape, and in Anglo-Saxon art and literature. Each of the subsequent chapters in the book is situated within the scholarly tradition, and an appeal is made for the recognition of trees and timber as an important area for future scholarship.
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