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The frontier or "marcher" societies flourished in the Middle Ages and their influence has lasted well into modern times. In this study of Anglo-Scottish relations and of border society, the contributors examine the infrastructure beneath societies which were permanently "organized for war." They draw on Anglo-Scottish archival material to argue that the issues which feature in other frontier societies--acculturation and the creation of special institutions--appeared also on the Anglo-Scottish frontier. The book uses the celebrated Battle of Otterburn as a starting-point for a major reassessment of border society, challenging the view put forward in popular ballads that the borders were isolated and self-contained.Goodman, Anthony is the author of 'War and Border Societies in the Middle Ages' with ISBN 9780415080217 and ISBN 0415080215.
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