Social Theory and Agrarian Practice in Early Medieval England: The Land without Polyptyques.

The article discusses the relationship between Anglo-Saxon England and the Roman tradition of literacy and record-keeping, with a particular focus on the former's lack of polyptyques during this period. The economic conditions of England, including its agrarian practices, the assessment of land for taxation and the decline in the social and economic status of peasants, are discussed. The social theory on the impact that the 1066 Norman Conquest had on England, including in the relationship between landlords and peasantry, land tenure, tenancy and rent, is also discussed.