John Fletcher has been an Early Medieval reenactor for sixteen years, with much of that being focused on recreating life in 8th-11th century Cornwall and Devon. He runs the Facebook page 'Morvleydh', and gives talks on the emergence of the Cornish state. He has a Bsc in Environmental Sciences and focussed his dissertation on how climate change impacted Early Medieval settlement on Dartmoor.
"With 'The Western Kingdom', Fletcher reviews the known sources
which provide evidence for early mediaeval Cornwall and challenges
the usual assumption that it's primary focus was on events on its
eastern border. Instead he presents a case for Cornwall emerging
from the post-Roman period as a westward and Mediterranean facing
dynamic polity that maintained its centuries - old connections to
the wider world. An interesting and useful addition to the field of
early mediaeval studies."
*The Sword in Anglo Saxon England: From the 5th to 7th Century*
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