Land assessment and military organisation in the Norse settlements in Scotland, c.900-1266 AD

This thesis examines the origins and purpose of the land assessment units known as ouncelands and pennylands, known from those areas of Scotland which came under Norse rule prior to the Treaty of Perth in 1266. The study is interdisciplinary, drawing on archaeological, toponymic and numismatic mater...

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Main Author: Williams, Daniel Gareth Edmund
Other Authors: Crawford, Barbara
Published: University of St Andrews 1997
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.492672