"If the government would just let me in with a metal detector ..." (min. 59:54). Well, yes. Several years ago I had the very good fortune to have about 20 minutes one-on-one with Professor John Hudson who was visiting our local law school. I only had time for one question to him: What's new in early medieval (A/S/V) English history, and is it 1) re-intrepretation of old stuff or 2) new discoveries? And he said: "Metal detectorists are re-writing the history of early English law." He sent me off with a prescription to read everything by Rory Naismith ("The English monetary economy, c. 973-1100: the contribution of single-finds," The Economic History Review
Vol. 66, No. 1 (FEBRUARY 2013), pp. 198-225) and etc. One wonders indeed how French history might be different if there were "Treasure Trove" laws there ... But maybe that's the point, n'est-ce pas? ;)
I’d sure like to be enlightened on how myself, being born in Newfoundland,Canada, have 47% Scandinavian ethnicity, having ancestors from Normandy who were then known as “Guillaume”, were soldiers in William the conquerors army and after the Battle of Hastings, 1066, were renamed Gillingham. I’d like to know as best and accurately as possible my families history of this era.
Thanks for your comment! With 47% Scandi ancestry and being born in Newfoundland, we're sure you must know about Leif Eriksson. You might want to catch our episode with Loretta Decker about the viking settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows: https://vikingology.substack.com/p/a-base-camp-on-the-moon
With a name like Angus, are you aware of any Scottish heritage you might have? There is definitely a history worth looking into of Scots leaving Britain and emigrating to Canada starting in the 1600s. They are among the earliest migrants to Canada from Europe, so even though that's a long way away from William the Conqueror in Normandy and England, it's still a connection between Britain and Canada. This might be of interest: https://archives.history.ac.uk/history-in-focus/Migration/articles/harper.html
"If the government would just let me in with a metal detector ..." (min. 59:54). Well, yes. Several years ago I had the very good fortune to have about 20 minutes one-on-one with Professor John Hudson who was visiting our local law school. I only had time for one question to him: What's new in early medieval (A/S/V) English history, and is it 1) re-intrepretation of old stuff or 2) new discoveries? And he said: "Metal detectorists are re-writing the history of early English law." He sent me off with a prescription to read everything by Rory Naismith ("The English monetary economy, c. 973-1100: the contribution of single-finds," The Economic History Review
Vol. 66, No. 1 (FEBRUARY 2013), pp. 198-225) and etc. One wonders indeed how French history might be different if there were "Treasure Trove" laws there ... But maybe that's the point, n'est-ce pas? ;)
I’d sure like to be enlightened on how myself, being born in Newfoundland,Canada, have 47% Scandinavian ethnicity, having ancestors from Normandy who were then known as “Guillaume”, were soldiers in William the conquerors army and after the Battle of Hastings, 1066, were renamed Gillingham. I’d like to know as best and accurately as possible my families history of this era.
Hi Angus,
Thanks for your comment! With 47% Scandi ancestry and being born in Newfoundland, we're sure you must know about Leif Eriksson. You might want to catch our episode with Loretta Decker about the viking settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows: https://vikingology.substack.com/p/a-base-camp-on-the-moon
With a name like Angus, are you aware of any Scottish heritage you might have? There is definitely a history worth looking into of Scots leaving Britain and emigrating to Canada starting in the 1600s. They are among the earliest migrants to Canada from Europe, so even though that's a long way away from William the Conqueror in Normandy and England, it's still a connection between Britain and Canada. This might be of interest: https://archives.history.ac.uk/history-in-focus/Migration/articles/harper.html
Good luck in your search!