Staff profile

• Anglo-Saxon Northumbria
• Palace-Cities in Japan, Europe, and the Middle East
• Royal and Imperial Sites in Europe
• Symeon of Durham's historical writing

Authored book

• The Power of Place: Rulers and their Palaces, Landscapes, Cities, and Holy Places
  Rollason, D. (2016). The Power of Place: Rulers and their Palaces, Landscapes, Cities, and Holy Places. Princeton University Press
• Early Medieval Europe 300-1050: The Birth of Western Society?
  Rollason, D. (2012). Early Medieval Europe 300-1050: The Birth of Western Society?. Pearson
• Northumbria 500-1100: Creation and Destruction of a Kingdom
  Rollason, D. (2003). Northumbria 500-1100: Creation and Destruction of a Kingdom. Cambridge University Press
• Bede and Germany
  Rollason, D. (2002). Bede and Germany. St Paul's Church Jarrow
• Sources for York History to AD1100
  Rollason, D., Gore, D., & Fellows-Jensen, G. (1998). Sources for York History to AD1100. York Archaeological Trust
• Saints and Relics in Anglo-Saxon England
  Rollason, D. (1989). Saints and Relics in Anglo-Saxon England. Blackwell
• Mildrith Legend: A Study in Early Medieval Hagiography in England
  Rollason, D. (1982). Mildrith Legend: A Study in Early Medieval Hagiography in England. Leicester University Press

Chapter in book

• Levison in Exile
  Rollason, D. (2010). Levison in Exile. In M. Becher, & Y. Hen (Eds.), Wilhelm Levison (1876-1947) - Ein jüdisches Forscherleben zwischen wissenschaftlicher Anerkennung und politischem Exil (319-32). Siegburg: Franz Schmitt
• The Cult of Bede
  Rollason, D. (2010). The Cult of Bede. In S. De Gregorio (Ed.), Companion to the Venerable Bede (193-200). Cambridge University Press
• Protection and the Mead-Hall.
  Rollason, D., & Lambert, T. (2009). Protection and the Mead-Hall. In T. Lambert, & D. Rollason (Eds.), Peace and Protection in the Middle Ages (19-35). Durham Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies/Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies
• Anglo-Scandinavian York: the evidence of historical sources
  Rollason, D. (2004). Anglo-Scandinavian York: the evidence of historical sources. In R. A. Hall, D. Rollason, M. Blackburn, D. Parsons, G. Fellows-Jensen, A. Hall, H. Kenward, T. O'Connor, D. Tweddle, A. Mainmain, & N. Rogers (Eds.), Aspects of Anglo-Scandinavian York (305-324). Council for British Archaeology
• Historical evidence for Anglian York
  Rollason, D. (1999). Historical evidence for Anglian York. In D. Tweddle, J. Moulden, & E. Logan (Eds.), Anglian York: A Survey of the Evidence (117-40). York Archaeological Trust
• Le corps incorruptible de saint Cuthbert et l'église de Durham vers l'an 1100'
  Rollason, D. (1999). Le corps incorruptible de saint Cuthbert et l'église de Durham vers l'an 1100'. In E. Bozóky, & A.-M. Helvétius (Eds.), Les reliques: objets, cultes, symboles (313-20). Brepols Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1484/m.hag-eb.5.106037
• Monasteries and society in early medieval Northumbria
  Rollason, D. (1999). Monasteries and society in early medieval Northumbria. In B. Thompson (Ed.), Monasteries and Society in Medieval Britain: Proceedings of the 1994 Harlaxton Symposium (59-74). Paul Watkins Publishing
• English Book Collections in the Late Eleventh and Early Twelfth Centuries: Symeon's Durham and its Context
  Rollason, D. (1998). English Book Collections in the Late Eleventh and Early Twelfth Centuries: Symeon's Durham and its Context. In D. Rollason (Ed.), Symeon of Durham: historian of Durham and the North (230-253). Shaun Tyas
• Symeon's contribution to historical writing in Northern England' and 'The making of the Libellus de exordio: the evidence of erasures and alterations in the two earliest manuscripts
  Rollason, D. (1998). Symeon's contribution to historical writing in Northern England' and 'The making of the Libellus de exordio: the evidence of erasures and alterations in the two earliest manuscripts. In D. Rollason (Ed.), Symeon of Durham: Historian of Durham and the North (1-13, 140-56). Shaun Tyas
• Hagiography and politics in early Northumbria
  Rollason, D. (1996). Hagiography and politics in early Northumbria. In P. Szarmach (Ed.), Holy Men and Holy Women: Old English Prose Saints’ Lives and their Contexts (95-114). State University of New York Press
• The cult of St Oswald in post-conquest England
  Rollason, D. (1995). The cult of St Oswald in post-conquest England. In C. Stancliffe, & E. Cambridge (Eds.), Oswald, King and Martyr (164-77). Paul Watkins Publishing
• Durham Cathedral 1093-1193: bishops, monks, and kings
  Rollason, D. (1993). Durham Cathedral 1093-1193: bishops, monks, and kings. In P. Isaac, & M. Jackson (Eds.), Engineering a Cathedral (1-15). ICE Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1680/eac.16842
• Symeon of Durham and the community of St Cuthbert in the eleventh century
  Rollason, D. (1992). Symeon of Durham and the community of St Cuthbert in the eleventh century. In C. Hicks (Ed.), England in the Eleventh Century (183-98). Boydell & Brewer
• The concept of sanctity in Dunstan’s England
  Rollason, D. (1992). The concept of sanctity in Dunstan’s England. In N. Ramsay, M. Sparks, & T. Tatton-Brown (Eds.), in St Dunstan his Life, Times and Cult (261-72). Boydell & Brewer
• The ecclesiastical context
  Rollason, D. (1992). The ecclesiastical context. In H. Fox (Ed.), The Origins of the Midland Village (73-90). Economic History Society/University of Leicester
• St. Cuthbert and Wessex: the evidence of Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 183
  Rollason, D. (1989). St. Cuthbert and Wessex: the evidence of Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 183. In G. Bonner, D. Rollason, & C. Stancliffe (Eds.), St Cuthbert, His Cult and His Community to AD 1200 (413-24). Boydell & Brewer
• The shrines of saints in later Anglo-Saxon England: distribution and significance
  Rollason, D. (1986). The shrines of saints in later Anglo-Saxon England: distribution and significance. In L. Butler, & R. Morris (Eds.), The Anglo-Saxon Church: Papers on History, Architecture and Archaeology in Honour of Dr H.M. Taylor (32-43). Council for British Archaeology
• The miracles of St Benedict: a window on early medieval France
  Rollason, D. (1985). The miracles of St Benedict: a window on early medieval France. In H. Mayr-Harting, & R. Moore (Eds.), Studies in Medieval History Presented to R.H.C. Davis (73-90). Hambledon Press

Edited book

• England and the Continent in the Tenth Century: Studies in Memory of Wilhelm Levison
  Rollason, D., Leyser, C., & Williams, H. (Eds.). (2011). England and the Continent in the Tenth Century: Studies in Memory of Wilhelm Levison. Brepols: Turnhout
• Peace and Protection in the Middle Ages
  Lambert, T., & Rollason, D. (Eds.). (2009). Peace and Protection in the Middle Ages. Durham Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies/ Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies: Toronto
• The Battle of Neville’s Cross 1346
  Rollason, D., & Prestwich, M. (Eds.). (1998). The Battle of Neville’s Cross 1346. Paul Watkins Publishing
• Anglo-Norman Durham 1093-1193
  Rollason, D., Harvey, M., & Prestwich, M. (Eds.). (1998). Anglo-Norman Durham 1093-1193. Boydell & Brewer
• Symeon of Durham: Historian of Durham and the North
  Rollason, D. (Ed.). (1998). Symeon of Durham: Historian of Durham and the North. Paul Watkins Publishing
• St Cuthbert, His Cult and His Community to AD 1200
  Bonner, G., Rollason, D., & Stancliffe, C. (Eds.). (1989). St Cuthbert, His Cult and His Community to AD 1200. Boydell & Brewer
• Cuthbert: Saint and Patron
  Rollason, D. (Ed.). (1987). Cuthbert: Saint and Patron. Dean and Chapter of Durham

Journal Article

• Forests, parks, palaces and the power of place in early medieval kingship
  Rollason, D. (2012). Forests, parks, palaces and the power of place in early medieval kingship. Early Medieval Europe, 20(4), 428-429. https://doi.org/10.1111/emed.12003
• From Tintagel to Aachen: Richard of Cornwall and the Power of Place
  Rollason, D. (2012). From Tintagel to Aachen: Richard of Cornwall and the Power of Place. Reading medieval studies, 38, 1-23
• The Royal Palace in the Early Middle Ages: Representation and Reality of Power
  Rollason, D. (2009). The Royal Palace in the Early Middle Ages: Representation and Reality of Power
• St Aethelberht of Hereford and the cults of European royal saints
  Rollason, D. (2008). St Aethelberht of Hereford and the cults of European royal saints
• Hexham after the Vikings
  Rollason, D. (1995). Hexham after the Vikings
• The origins of parishes: a debate’, with John Blair and Eric Cambridge
  Rollason, D. (1993). The origins of parishes: a debate’, with John Blair and Eric Cambridge. Early Medieval Europe, 2,
• Relic-cults as an instrument of royal policy c.900-c.1050
  Rollason, D. (1986). Relic-cults as an instrument of royal policy c.900-c.1050. Anglo-Saxon England, 15, 91-103
• Goscelin of Canterbury's Account of the Translation and Miracles of St. Mildrith (BHL 5961/4): An Edition with Notes
  Rollason, D. (1986). Goscelin of Canterbury's Account of the Translation and Miracles of St. Mildrith (BHL 5961/4): An Edition with Notes. Mediaeval studies, 48, 139-210. https://doi.org/10.1484/j.ms.2.306338
• The cults of murdered royal saints in Anglo-Saxon England
  Rollason, D. (1983). The cults of murdered royal saints in Anglo-Saxon England. Anglo-Saxon England, 11, 1-22
• The date of the parish boundary of Minster-in-Thanet (Kent)
  Rollason, D. (1979). The date of the parish boundary of Minster-in-Thanet (Kent)
• Lists of saints’ resting-places in Anglo-Saxon England
  Rollason, D. (1978). Lists of saints’ resting-places in Anglo-Saxon England. Anglo-Saxon England, 7, 61-93

Other (Digital/Visual Media)

• Symeon of Durham. Libellus de exordio atque procursu istius hoc est Dunelmensis ecclesie (Church of Durham)
  Rollason, D. (2000). Symeon of Durham. Libellus de exordio atque procursu istius hoc est Dunelmensis ecclesie (Church of Durham). [Data]

Other (Print)

• Two Anglo-Saxon Rituals: The Dedication of a Church and the Judicial Ordeal
  Rollason, D. (1988). Two Anglo-Saxon Rituals: The Dedication of a Church and the Judicial Ordeal
• The Search for St Wigstan, Prince-Martyr of the Kingdom of Mercia
  Rollason, D. (1981). The Search for St Wigstan, Prince-Martyr of the Kingdom of Mercia