Anglo-Saxon, Viking & Early Medieval Europe (up to AD1000)

ISBN: 9780199253937
Published by : Oxford University Press
How did the Anglo-Saxons obtain the treasure that tempted Vikings to raid England frequently in the ninth century and again between 980 and 1018? As Britain then had no gold mine and its lead mines yielded very little silver, this... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780199558155
Published by : Oxford University Press
This challenging and well-written study approaches the elusive question of the nature of same-sex relations and attitudes to them in Old English Literature from a variety of perspectives. It continually throws up questions about our assumptions... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780199639526
Published by : Oxford University Press
Viking Identities is the first detailed archaeological study of Viking-Age Scandinavian-style female dress items from England. Based on primary archival and archaeological research, including the analysis of hundreds of recent met... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781843837374
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
The Anglo-Saxon period was crucial in the development of England's character: its language, and much of its landscape and culture, were forged in the period between the fifth and the eleventh centuries. Historians and archaeologis... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503534367
Published by : Brepols
Gildas is the earliest insular writer who has left us a substantial legacy of theological writing. He is usually, however, not seen as a theological writer but as an historical source for ‘dark age’ Britain at the time... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781409451594
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
The volume consists of sixteen papers on the history of Francia between the seventh and eleventh centuries. Originally published between 1979 and 2009, the papers are arranged around three interlinking themes: the relationship bet... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780199270903
Published by : Oxford University Press
Church rituals were a familiar feature of life throughout much of the Anglo-Saxon period. In this innovative study, Helen Gittos examines ceremonies for the consecration of churches and cemete... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503528540
Published by : Brepols
Stone sculpture constitutes the richest surviving corpus of Viking-Age artefacts from the British Isles. Gods and Settlers is an interdisciplinary study that brings together iconography, literature, history, and religious studies ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780888443021
Published by : Pontifical Institute for Med Studs
Written in the early eleventh century, the De diversitate temporum by Alpert of Metz is an indispensable contemporary account for our understanding of the history of the Low Countries at the turn of the first millennium, and provi... .... Learn More