Today we have plenty of way of finding people from pinging phones to passport checks.
In TV and film we often see a character be hunted by knights or guards across country and they will often "Pick up a trail" which seems a tad far fetched.
So how were outlaws pursued across country? Say a high profile traitor to the kingdom of Mercia in the 9th century, as an example of the time period I'm after.
Cheers in advance folks
It's not exactly the same thing but this answer by /u/Steelcan909 on what would happen after a murder in 1097 London should probably interest you as addressing a closely related topic https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/hu4lnj/comment/fymksdo?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=&utm_content=comment_timestamp