Publications
2024
Review of Cat Jarman, The Bone Chests: Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons. London: Collins, 2023
Downham, C. (n.d.). Review of Cat Jarman, The Bone Chests: Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons. London: Collins, 2023. Óenach: Reviews, 12.
It’s a myth that England was created on the battlefield – most of it happened at the negotiating table
Downham, C. (2024). It’s a myth that England was created on the battlefield – most of it happened at the negotiating table. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/
It’s a myth that England was created on the battlefield – most of it happened at the negotiating table
Downham, C. (2024). It’s a myth that England was created on the battlefield – most of it happened at the negotiating table. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/
2023
Viking camps in early tenth-century Ireland
Downham, C. (2023). Viking camps in early tenth-century Ireland. In Viking Camps (pp. 117-131). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003347682-7
Warfare and Peoplehood: The Vikings and the English
Downham, C. (2023). Warfare and Peoplehood: The Vikings and the English. In Y. Stouraitis (Ed.), War and Peoplehood in the Middle Ages East, West, and Beyond. ARC Humanities Press.
2022
THE WIRRAL ARCHAEOLOGY “SEARCH FOR THE BATTLE OF BRUNANBURH” PROJECT AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE PROJECT TO DATE ON BEHALF OF WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL
Downham, C., Sherman, P., & Philpott, R. (2022). THE WIRRAL ARCHAEOLOGY “SEARCH FOR THE BATTLE OF BRUNANBURH” PROJECT AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE PROJECT TO DATE ON BEHALF OF WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL: THE WIRRAL ARCHAEOLOGY “SEARCH FOR THE BATTLE OF BRUNANBURH” PROJECTAN INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE PROJECT TO DATEON BEHALF OF WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL (ECC31).
2021
Norse-Gaelic Contacts in a Viking World. Colmán Etchingham, Jón Viðar Sigurðsson, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh and Elizabeth Ashman Rowe. Brepols Publishers: Turnhout, 2019, xii + 435 pp. ISBN 978-2-503-57902-3. €65.00 (Hardback)
Downham, C. (2021). Norse-Gaelic Contacts in a Viking World. Colmán Etchingham, Jón Viðar Sigurðsson, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh and Elizabeth Ashman Rowe. Brepols Publishers: Turnhout, 2019, xii + 435 pp. ISBN 978-2-503-57902-3. €65.00 (Hardback). Celtica, 33, 373-374.
A Wirral Location for the Battle of Brunanburh
Downham, C. (2021). A Wirral Location for the Battle of Brunanburh. Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire: Volume 170, Issue 1, 170(1), 15-32. doi:10.3828/transactions.170.5
2020
Saint Patrick Retold: The Legend and History of Ireland's Patron Saint
Downham, C. (2020). Saint Patrick Retold: The Legend and History of Ireland's Patron Saint. EARLY MEDIEVAL EUROPE, 28(4), 669-671. doi:10.1111/emed.12435
2019
The Cambridge History of Ireland, vol. 1, 600-1550, ed. Brendan Smith
Downham, C. (2019). The Cambridge History of Ireland, vol. 1, 600-1550, ed. Brendan Smith. Speculum: a journal of Medieval studies, 95.1(2020), 301.
William Marshal and Ireland, edited by John Bradley, Cóilín Ó Drisceoil and Michael Potterton
Downham, C. (2019). William Marshal and Ireland, edited by John Bradley, Cóilín Ó Drisceoil and Michael Potterton. Peritia, 29(2018), 249.
Review of MEDIEVAL IRISH PILGRIMS TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA by BERNADETTE CUNNINGHAM
Downham, C. (2019). Review of MEDIEVAL IRISH PILGRIMS TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA by BERNADETTE CUNNINGHAM. Irish Historical Studies, 43(164), 331. doi:10.1017/ihs.2019.61
Von Aethelfleda bis Olga. Frauen und Kreigsführung
Downham, C. (2019). Von Aethelfleda bis Olga. Frauen und Kreigsführung. In M. Toplak, & J. Staecker (Eds.), Die Wikinger Entdecker und Eroberer (pp. 151-160). Berlin: Ullstein Buchverlag.
HEIRS OF THE VIKINGS: HISTORY AND IDENTITY IN NORMANDY AND ENGLAND, C. 950-C. 1015
Downham, C. (2019). HEIRS OF THE VIKINGS: HISTORY AND IDENTITY IN NORMANDY AND ENGLAND, C. 950-C. 1015. JOURNAL OF ENGLISH AND GERMANIC PHILOLOGY, 118(3), 421-422. doi:10.5406/jenglgermphil.118.3.0421
Sparky Booker. Cultural Exchange and Identity in Late Medieval Ireland: The English and Irish of the Four Obedient Shires. Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought, 4th series, 109. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 2018
Downham, C. (2019). Sparky Booker. Cultural Exchange and Identity in Late Medieval Ireland: The English and Irish of the Four Obedient Shires. Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought, 4th series, 109. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 2018. Journal of British Studies, 58(1), 179-180.
2018
Un autre 'Livre des Invasions'?: Reconceptualiser l'histoire de l'Irlande médiévale
Downham, C. (2018). Un autre 'Livre des Invasions'?: Reconceptualiser l'histoire de l'Irlande médiévale. In J. -F. Dunyach, & A. Gautier (Eds.), Les mondes britanniques: Une communauté de destins? (pp. 43-60). Rennes: Duke University Press.
Review of 'The Introduction of Christianity into the early medieval insular world. Converting the Isles I', ed. R. Flechner and M. Ní Mhaonaigh
Downham, C. (2018). Review of 'The Introduction of Christianity into the early medieval insular world. Converting the Isles I', ed. R. Flechner and M. Ní Mhaonaigh. Saga Book of the Viking Society for Northern Research, 42, 197-199.
Kings and Warriors in Early North-West Europe
Downham, C. (2018). Kings and Warriors in Early North-West Europe. SPECULUM-A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL STUDIES, 93(4), 1248-1250. doi:10.1086/699774
Review of 'Medieval Dublin XVI. Proceedings of Clontarf 1014-2014' edited by Seán Duffy
Downham, C. (2018). Review of 'Medieval Dublin XVI. Proceedings of Clontarf 1014-2014' edited by Seán Duffy. Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies, 75, 88-90.
Review of Viking Dublin: The Wood Quay Excavations, by Patrick F. Wallace
Downham, C. (2018). Review of Viking Dublin: The Wood Quay Excavations, by Patrick F. Wallace. Peritia, 28, 306-308.
Forsker: Vikingerne var ikke 'racerene' skandinaver
Downham, C. (2018). Forsker: Vikingerne var ikke 'racerene' skandinaver. Retrieved from https://videnskab.dk/
2017
Medieval Ireland
Downham, C. (2017). Medieval Ireland. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781139381598
Viking zombies and how to kill them
Downham, C. (2017). Viking zombies and how to kill them. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studies/blog/2017/viking-zombies/
Ireland's Immortals: A History of the Gods of Irish Myth, by Mark Williams
Downham, C. (2017). Ireland's Immortals: A History of the Gods of Irish Myth, by Mark Williams. International Yeats Studies, 2(1), 74-77. Retrieved from http://tigerprints.clemson.edu/iys/
Vikings were never the pure bred master race white supremacists like to portray (The Conversation)
Downham, C. (2017). Vikings were never the pure bred master race white supremacists like to portray (The Conversation). Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/
Translation of the Life of St Helena by Jocelin of Furness
Sperber, I., & Downham, C. (2017). Translation of the Life of St Helena by Jocelin of Furness.
What medieval sources reveal about the true nature of the Vikings
Downham, C. (2017). What medieval sources reveal about the true nature of the Vikings. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/
The Earliest Viking Activity in England?
Downham, C. (2017). The Earliest Viking Activity in England?. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW, 132(554), 1-12. doi:10.1093/ehr/cex066
The Earliest Viking Activity in England?
Downham. (2017). The Earliest Viking Activity in England?. The English Historical Review, 132(554), 1-12. doi:10.1093/ehr/cex066
Scottish Affairs and the Political Context of Cogadh Gaedhel re Gallaibh
Downham, C. (2017). Scottish Affairs and the Political Context of Cogadh Gaedhel re Gallaibh. In C. Cooijmans (Ed.), Traversing the Inner Seas (pp. 86-106). Edinburgh: Scottish Society for Northern Studies. Retrieved from https://www.ssns.org.uk/product/inner-seas/
2016
Die Wikinger in England
Downham, C. (2016). Die Wikinger in England. In Wikinger! (pp. 174-182). Rosenheim: Koehler.
2015
Coastal Communities and Diaspora Identities in Viking Age Ireland
Downham, C. (2015). Coastal Communities and Diaspora Identities in Viking Age Ireland. In J. Barratt, & S. J. Gibbon (Eds.), Maritime Societies of the Viking and Medieval World (pp. 369-383). Leeds: Maney.
Stylistic contrast and narrative function in <i>Cogad Gaedel re Gallaib</i>
Downham, C. (2015). Stylistic contrast and narrative function in <i>Cogad Gaedel re Gallaib</i>. IRISH HISTORICAL STUDIES, 39(156), 553-572. doi:10.1017/ihs.2015.24
Everyday Life in Viking-Age Towns: Social Approaches to Towns in England and Ireland, edited by D. M. Hadley and Letty Ten Harkel
Downham, C. (2015). Everyday Life in Viking-Age Towns: Social Approaches to Towns in England and Ireland, edited by D. M. Hadley and Letty Ten Harkel. Archaeological Journal, 172(2), 473-474. doi:10.1080/00665983.2014.985036
The break up of Dál Riata and the rise of Gallgoídil
Downham, C. (2015). The break up of Dál Riata and the rise of Gallgoídil. In The Vikings in Ireland and beyond: before and after the Battle of Clontarf, ed. H.B. Clarke and R. Johnson (pp. 189-205). Dublin: Four Courts.
2014
Metal detector Viking find a reminder of how migration and trade shaped British isles
Downham, C. (2014). Metal detector Viking find a reminder of how migration and trade shaped British isles. The Conversation. Retrieved from http://theconversation.com/
'La Ingleterra Vikinga 867-918'
Downham, C. (2014). 'La Ingleterra Vikinga 867-918'. Desperta Ferro: Antigua y Medieval, 26, 30-39. Retrieved from http://www.despertaferro-ediciones.com/
'The "annalistic section" of Cogad Gaedel re Gallaib
Downham, C. (2014). 'The "annalistic section" of Cogad Gaedel re Gallaib. Peritia, 24-25, 141-172. doi:10.1484/J.PERIT.5.102744
Clontarf in the Wider World
Downham, C. (2014). Clontarf in the Wider World. History Ireland, 22(2), 22-29. Retrieved from http://www.historyireland.com/volume-22/clontarf-wider-world/
VIKINGS' SETTLEMENTS IN IRELAND BEFORE 1014
Downham, C. (2014). VIKINGS' SETTLEMENTS IN IRELAND BEFORE 1014. In Northern World (Vol. 65, pp. 1-21).
2013
Jocelin of Furness: Essays from the 2011 Conference
Downham, C. (Ed.) (2013). Jocelin of Furness: Essays from the 2011 Conference. Donington: Paul Watkins/ Shaun Tyas.
No Horns on their Helmets? Essays on the Insular Viking Age
Downham, C. (2013). No Horns on their Helmets? Essays on the Insular Viking Age. Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen.
2012
Anglo-Saxon/Irish Relations before the Vikings, ed. James Graham-Campbell and Michael Ryan
Downham, C. (2012). Anglo-Saxon/Irish Relations before the Vikings, ed. James Graham-Campbell and Michael Ryan. The English Historical Review, 127(529), 1475-1477. doi:10.1093/ehr/ces242
A Companion to the Early Middle Ages, Britain and Ireland, c. 500–c. 1100 – Edited by Pauline Stafford
DOWNHAM, C. (2012). A Companion to the Early Middle Ages, Britain and Ireland, c. 500–c. 1100 – Edited by Pauline Stafford. Early Medieval Europe, 20(2), 227-228. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0254.2012.00342_8.x
'Britain's Medieval Identity Crisis'
Downham, C. (2012). 'Britain's Medieval Identity Crisis'. BBC History Magazine, 43-46.
'Religious and Cultural Boundaries between Vikings and Irish: The Evidence of Conversion'
Downham, C. (2012). 'Religious and Cultural Boundaries between Vikings and Irish: The Evidence of Conversion'. In The March in the Islands of the Medieval West (pp. 15-34). Leiden: Brill.
Dublin AD 1000
Downham, C. (2012). Dublin AD 1000. BBC History Magazine, 13(10), 86-87. Retrieved from http://www.historyextra.com/blog/october-issue-out-now-0
Viking Ethnicities: A Historiographic Overview
Downham, C. (2012). Viking Ethnicities: A Historiographic Overview. History Compass, 10(1), 1-12. doi:10.1111/j.1478-0542.2011.00820.x
2011
Medieval Gaelic Sources - By Katherine Simms
DOWNHAM, C. (2011). Medieval Gaelic Sources - By Katherine Simms. Early Medieval Europe, 19(1), 120-121. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0254.2010.00314_9.x
'Viking identities in Ireland: it's not all black and white'
Downham, C. (2011). 'Viking identities in Ireland: it's not all black and white'. Medieval Dublin, 11, 185-201.
Medieval Gaelic Sources (Katherine Simms)
Downham, C. (2011). Medieval Gaelic Sources (Katherine Simms). Unknown Journal, 1(19), 120-121.
Memorialisation of Vikings and National Identity in the 'Old Statistical Account' of Scotland, 1791-99
Downham, C. (2011). Memorialisation of Vikings and National Identity in the 'Old Statistical Account' of Scotland, 1791-99. In S. Sigmundsson et al. (Ed.), Viking Settlements & Viking Society: Papers from the Proceedings of the Sixteenth Viking Congress. Reykjavik: University of Iceland Press.
The Saints' Lives of Jocelin of Furness: Hagiography, Patronage and Ecclesiastical Politics (Helen Birkett)
Downham, C. (2011). The Saints' Lives of Jocelin of Furness: Hagiography, Patronage and Ecclesiastical Politics (Helen Birkett). Unknown Journal, (66), 12.
2010
Viking camps in Ninth-Century Ireland: Sources, Locations and Interactions
Downham, C. (2010). Viking camps in Ninth-Century Ireland: Sources, Locations and Interactions. Medieval Dublin, 10, 93-125. Retrieved from http://www.academia.edu/
2009
Dark Speech: The Performance of Law in Early Ireland
Downham, C. (2009). Dark Speech: The Performance of Law in Early Ireland. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW, 124(507), 385-388. doi:10.1093/ehr/cep072
"Hiberno-Norwegians" and "Anglo-Danes": Anachronistic Ethnicities in Viking Age England
Downham, C. (2009). "Hiberno-Norwegians" and "Anglo-Danes": Anachronistic Ethnicities in Viking Age England. Mediaeval Scandinavia, 19, 139-169.
'The Viking Slave Trade'
Downham, C. (2009). 'The Viking Slave Trade'. History Ireland, 17(3), 15-17.
Dark Speech: The Performance of Law in Early Ireland (Robin Chapman Stacey)
Downham, C. (2009). Dark Speech: The Performance of Law in Early Ireland (Robin Chapman Stacey). Unknown Journal, 124, 385-388.
From Caledonia to Pictland (James Fraser), From Pictland to Alba (Alex Woolf)
Downham, C. (2009). From Caledonia to Pictland (James Fraser), From Pictland to Alba (Alex Woolf). Unknown Journal, 29, 141-143.
The Vikings in Ireland: Settlement, Trade and Urbanisation (Mary Valante)
Downham, C. (2009). The Vikings in Ireland: Settlement, Trade and Urbanisation (Mary Valante). Unknown Journal, 36, 143.
Vikings and their Enemies (ed. Katrina Burge)
Downham, C. (2009). Vikings and their Enemies (ed. Katrina Burge). Unknown Journal, 9, ..
2008
'Tomrar's Death at Port Manann and a possible longphort Site in Ireland'
Downham, C. (2008). 'Tomrar's Death at Port Manann and a possible longphort Site in Ireland'. Ainm, 9, 57-64.
Manx kingship in its Irish Sea setting, 1187-1229; King Rognvaldr and the Crovan dynasty (R. Andrew McDonald)
Downham, C. (2008). Manx kingship in its Irish Sea setting, 1187-1229; King Rognvaldr and the Crovan dynasty (R. Andrew McDonald). Unknown Journal, ..
VIKINGS IN ENGLAND
Downham, C. (2008). VIKINGS IN ENGLAND. In VIKING WORLD (pp. 341-349). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2007
St Bega - myth, maiden, or bracelet? An Insular cult and its origins
Downham, C. (2007). St Bega - myth, maiden, or bracelet? An Insular cult and its origins. JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL HISTORY, 33(1), 33-42. doi:10.1016/j.jmedhist.2007.01.003
'Anglo-Saxon England' and 'Medieval Ireland'
Downham, C. (2007). 'Anglo-Saxon England' and 'Medieval Ireland'. In D. Ditchburn, & A. Mackay (Eds.), Atlas of Medieval Europe (pp. 34-36). London: Routledge.
'The Irish Chronicles as a Source for Inter-Viking Rivalry'
Downham, C. (2007). 'The Irish Chronicles as a Source for Inter-Viking Rivalry'. Northern Scotland, 26, 51-63.
(repr. 2008, 2009, 2012) Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland: The Dynasty of Ívarr to A.D. 1014
Downham, C. (2007). (repr. 2008, 2009, 2012) Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland: The Dynasty of Ívarr to A.D. 1014. Edinburgh: Dunedin Academic Press.
Living on the edge: Scandinavian Dublin in the twelfth century
Downham, C. (2007). Living on the edge: Scandinavian Dublin in the twelfth century. In West over Sea (pp. 33-52). BRILL. doi:10.1163/ej.9789004158931.i-614.14
Medieval Dublin VII (ed. S. Duffy)
Downham, C. (2007). Medieval Dublin VII (ed. S. Duffy). Unknown Journal, 15, 460-462.
Politics and the Irish of Leinster (Emmett O'Byrne)
Downham, C. (2007). Politics and the Irish of Leinster (Emmett O'Byrne). Unknown Journal, 261.
The Medieval Cult of St Petroc (Karen Jankulak)
Downham, C. (2007). The Medieval Cult of St Petroc (Karen Jankulak). Unknown Journal, 25, 260.
2005
'The Battle of Clontarf in Irish History and Legend'
Downham, C. (2005). 'The Battle of Clontarf in Irish History and Legend'. History Ireland, 13(5), 19-23.
'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Portrayals of Vikings in "The Fragmentary Annals of Ireland"'
Downham, C. (2005). 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Portrayals of Vikings in "The Fragmentary Annals of Ireland"'. The Medieval Chronicle, 3, 28-40.
'The Historical Importance of Viking-Age Waterford'
Downham, C. (2005). 'The Historical Importance of Viking-Age Waterford'. Journal of Celtic Studies, 4, 71-96.
2004
'Eric Bloodaxe-axed? The Mystery of the Last Scandinavian King of York'
Downham, C. (2004). 'Eric Bloodaxe-axed? The Mystery of the Last Scandinavian King of York'. Mediaeval Scandinavia, 14, 51-77.
'The Career of Cearbhall of Osraighe'
Downham, C. (2004). 'The Career of Cearbhall of Osraighe'. Ossory, Laois, and Leinster, 1, 1-18.
'Viking Incursions', 'Fine Gall', 'Cerball mac Dúnlainge',
Downham, C. (2004). 'Viking Incursions', 'Fine Gall', 'Cerball mac Dúnlainge',. In S. Duffy (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Medieval Ireland. New York: Routledge.
2003
'England and the Irish Sea Zone in the Eleventh Century'
Downham, C. (2003). 'England and the Irish Sea Zone in the Eleventh Century'. Anglo-Norman Studies, 26, 55-73.
The Chronology of the Last Scandinavian Kings of York, AD 937–954
Downham, C. (2003). The Chronology of the Last Scandinavian Kings of York, AD 937–954. Northern History, 40(1), 27-51. doi:10.1179/nhi.2003.40.1.27
The Vikings in Southern Uí Néill until 1014
Downham, C. (2003). The Vikings in Southern Uí Néill until 1014. Peritia, 17-18, 233-255. doi:10.1484/j.peri.3.535
2000
'An Imaginary Raid on Skye in 795?'
Downham, C. (2000). 'An Imaginary Raid on Skye in 795?'. Scottish Gaelic Studies, 20, 192-196.