<div>This companion introduces the connections between early medieval societies that have previously been studied in isolation. By bringing together nineteen experts on different regions across the globe, from Oceania to Europe and beyond, it transcends conventional disciplinary boundaries and synthesizes parallel historiographical narratives.</div>

<div><div>Introduction, ERIK HERMANS</div><div>REGIONS</div><div>1. Oceania, GLENN SUMMERHAYES</div><div>2. Southeast Asia, JOHN WHITMORE</div><div>3. South Asia, KENNETH HALL</div><div>4. Tibet, LEWIS DONEY</div><div>5. China, TINEKE D’HAESELEER</div><div>6. Japan, ROSS BENDER</div><div>7. Korea, RICHARD McBRIDE</div><div>8. Inner Asia, MICHAEL DROMPP</div><div>9. West Asia, KHODADAD REZAKHANI</div><div>10. Byzantium, MICHAEL DECKER</div><div>11. Northeast Africa, GEORGE HATKE</div><div>12. East Africa, MARK HORTON</div><div>13. Sahara and West Africa, SONJA MAGNAVITA</div><div>14. Western Europe, JENNIFER DAVIS</div><div>15. Mesoamerica, HEATHER McKILLOP</div><div>PROCESSES</div><div>16. Trade and Commerce, RICHARD SMITH</div><div>17. Migration, JOHANNES PREISER-KAPELLER</div><div>18. Climate and Disease, PETER SARRIS</div><div>19. Intellectual Connectivity, ERIK HERMANS</div><div>Index</div></div>