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mods: Anglo-Saxon farms and farming Banham, Debby 1953- creator author. Faith, Rosamond 1935- author. text bibliography Electronic books. History enk 2014 monographic eng remote 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour) This title studies farming in England before the Norman Conquest, in a period before trade was an important way of making a living, exploring what tools and methods were used in Anglo-Saxon farming, what kind of livestock was kept, and what crops were grown. Cover; ANGLO-SAXON FARMS AND FARMING; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Contents; List of Plates; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Note on Periodization; 1: Introduction; A FARMER'S VIEW OF ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND; SCOPE OF THIS STUDY; EXISTING SCHOLARSHIP ON ANGLO-SAXON FARMING; PRIMARY WRITTEN SOURCES; The estate management literature; Laws; Charters; The literature of secular learning; Charms and medical texts; Narrative sources; ARCHAEOLOGY; Biological remains; Landscape; PLACE-NAMES AND LINGUISTIC EVIDENCE; PRACTICAL FARMING EXPERIENCE; VISUAL EVIDENCE COMPARATIVE EVIDENCEOUR APPROACH; PART I; 2: Arable farming in Anglo-Saxon England, I: The crops; CEREALS; Wheat; Barley; Hulled and free-threshing cereals; 'Minor' cereals; Regional variation; Changes; PULSE CROPS; MIXED AND MINOR CROPS; Fodder crops; Fibre crops; CONCLUSIONS; 3: Arable farming in Anglo-Saxon England, II: Tools and techniques; CULTIVATION; Manuring; Ploughs; Ploughing; Traction; Productivity; Advantages of the mouldboard plough; Workers; Sowing and 'minor' cultivations; Weeding; HARVESTING, STORAGE, AND PROCESSING; Storage; Threshing and winnowing; ENCLOSURES AND FIELDS EnclosuresOpen fields; CONCLUSIONS; 4: Animal husbandry in Anglo-Saxon England I: The Livestock; HORSES AND OTHER EQUIDS; Appearance; Donkeys and mules; CATTLE; Numbers; SHEEP; Numbers; Appearance; GOATS; Appearance; PIGS; Numbers; Appearance; POULTRY; Appearance; BEES; CONCLUSION; 5: Animal husbandry in Anglo-Saxon England II:…