Posted: July 15, 1999 at 11:28:15: by Frederic
Wow! Just dropping in this fascinating discussion (and I mean it! the surprising thing is you both find new arguments after such long developments! I particularly liked this last interpretation, Michael ,and the mention to "tribal" links in Num. and hence Dun. societies; I would guess "tribal" is the right adjective for First Age, and then I would be quite uncomfortable about to deep a hyatus between F and SA...). My curiosity was raised by Michael's statement:: Not yet, anyway. I still have high hopes for seeing more material published. Good news indeed, would it be true! But whence would that supplementary material come? I thought Christopher was over with its HoME series??? Another point: do you both think demographics are relevent in any way (and what way) in this feudal discussion??? Any insight about european demographic evolution at the turn of the fifth century, and possible links to the fall of the western R.E. and the raise of feudal societies?? Thanks again for these posts!!
Frederic
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