Distribution of Islamic dirhams in Anglo-Saxon England--brief post by me incl. revised map :) http://www.caitlingreen.org/2014/12/distribution-of-islamic-dirhams-in-england.html …pic.twitter.com/S3KPyqQTV9
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Such coins are rare finds+arguably unrelated to Viking import of silver Islamic dirhams to Danelaw; perhaps indicative of pre-Viking links?
@caitlinrgreen There you go again, polluting good old British twitter with that foreign muck.
@llewelyn_morgan I know, I feel bad, I really do ;) lol
For reference, the distribution of 8th-E9thC Islamic gold & bronze coins in Western Europe, incl this find :)pic.twitter.com/CEMHgQAfzQ
The 8thC fulus and dinars from Anglo-Saxon England are interesting, esp as prob at least two imitation dinars minted in L8/E9thC England...
There's obviously the Offa dinar, but also this second one (?Coenwulf of Mercia, 796-821) too that also prob English:pic.twitter.com/WX2ovtGAYR
@caitlinrgreen A lot of names with 'wulf''. What does it mean?
@caitlinrgreen: @JAJafri "wulf" is Old English for wolf---Coenwulf is thus "bold/fierce wolf" :)
@caitlinrgreen @JAJafri Used to visit Wolverton nr. M. Keynes many yrs ago. Poss. Wulfstan's place rather than 'settlement of the wolves?
@Harry_cartoons @JAJafri Probably "estate associated with Wulfhere", early forms Wlverintone, Wulfrinton (1086+1195)
@caitlinrgreen @JAJafri Take it then that most such place-names derive from wolf inspired personal names rather than the animal itself...
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