Debating medieval Europe serves as an entry point for studying and
teaching medieval history. Rather than simply presenting foundational
knowledge or introducing sources, it provides the reader with frameworks
for understanding the distinctive historiography of the period, digging
beneath the historical accounts provided by other textbooks to expose
the contested foundations of apparently settled narratives. It opens a
space for discussion and debate, as well as providing essential context
for the sometimes overwhelming abundance of specialist scholarship.
Volume I addresses the early Middle Ages, covering the period c.
450-c. 1050. The chapters are organised chronologically, and cover
such topics as the Carolingian Order, England and the 'Atlantic
Archipelago', the Vikings and Ottonian Germany. It features a highly
distinguished selection of medieval historians, including Paul Fouracre
and Janet L. Nelson.