Slaves and Warriors in Medieval Britain and
Ireland, 800–1200
The Northern World
North Europe and the Baltic
c
. 400–1700 AD
Peoples, Economies and Cultures
Editors
Barbara Crawford (St. Andrews)
David Kirby (London)
Jon Vidar Sigurdsson (Oslo)
Ingvild Øye (Bergen)
Richard W. Unger (Vancouver)
Piotr Gorecki (University of California at Riverside)
VOLUME 45
Slaves and Warriors in
Medieval Britain and Ireland,
800–1200
By
David Wyatt
LEIDEN • BOSTON
2009
Cover illustration
: Viking raider. Nineteenth-century painting by Lorenz Frølich.
With kind permission of the Frederiksborgmuseet, Denmark.
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wyatt, David, 1948–
Slaves and warriors in medieval Britain and Ireland, 800–1200 / by David Wyatt.
p. cm. — (Northern world ; 45)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-90-04-17533-4 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Slavery—England—History.
2. Slavery—Ireland—History. 3. Great Britain—Social conditions—18th century.
4. Ireland—Social conditions—18th century. 5. Middle Ages. I. Title. II. Series.
HT1161.W93 2009
306.3’6209417—dc22
2009006843
ISSN 1569-1462
ISBN 978 90 04 17533 4
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