Introduction: Lairs and Ramparts of Earthly Pride
Reading Conflict: Varieties of Opposition and Rebellion
Geography, Topography, and Power
Contesting Authority in 'Public' Space
Expressing and Resisting Lordship: Land, Residence, and Rebellion
The Wind, Rain and Storm May Enter but the King Cannot: Fortresses and Aristocratic Opposition
Unrest in the Urbs
Sacred Places and Profane Actions
Moving and Acting: Across Landscapes and Badlands to Battlefields
Conclusion

RYAN LAVELLE is Professor of Early Medieval History in the Department of History at the University of Winchester.