Between a Rock and a Hard Place. Climate, Weather and the Rise of the Lordship of the Isles

This chapter explores the influences of changes in the North Atlantic regional climate from the late thirteenth to fifteenth centuries and considers the impact of those changes on the economy, culture and society of the Hebrides and western mainland of Scotland. It examines the stresses that resulte...

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Main Author: Oram, Richard
Other Authors: Oram, RD, History, orcid:0000-0001-8766-9345
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Brill 2014
Subjects:
environmental history
medieval climate
North Atlantic
Hebrides
coastal erosion
sand-blow
fishing
biomass production
cattle and livestock management
exchange mechanisms
lordly consumption
predatory culture
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1893/21177
http://www.brill.com/products/book/lordship-isles
http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/21177/1/Chapter%201.pdf
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Summary:This chapter explores the influences of changes in the North Atlantic regional climate from the late thirteenth to fifteenth centuries and considers the impact of those changes on the economy, culture and society of the Hebrides and western mainland of Scotland. It examines the stresses that resulted from both extreme weather events in the short term and from long-term declines in conditions and offers scenarios for cultural and societal resilience or reconfiguration in the face of those changes.

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