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ISBN: 9780521895101
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Articles in volume 39 include: 'Why is the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle about kings?' by Nicholas Brooks, 'The Old English Life of St Neot and the legends of King Alfred' by Malcolm Godden, 'The Edgar poems and the poetics of failure in the Anglo-Saxo... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781898281603
Published by : Anglo-Saxon Books
In this large and beautifully illustrated book Paul Mortimer draws on the experiences of re-enactors and modern experimental reconstructions to provide a fresh look at the arms and armour, as well as the culture and beliefs of Anglo-Saxon warri... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781846821028
Published by : Four Courts Press
Eighteen papers which discuss the life and thought of Adomnan, St Columba's great successor as abbot of Iona. Among other aspects they examine his Irish background, his role in the Easter controversy, and his attempts to regulate warfare. Many ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503523941
Published by : Brepols
This volume of collected essays examines the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle through four main aspects: the production of the text, its language, the literary character of the work, and the Chronicle as historical writing. The individual studies not only... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780300119084
Published by : Yale University Press
The subtitle is the key to this elegantly written history of how Britain became Christian, for unlike many accounts which treat either Romano-British Christianity, or Anglo-Saxon Christianity, Lambert examines this long 600 year period as a wh... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781898281566
Published by : Anglo-Saxon Books
This large, impressively produced book offers a comprehensive overview of Anglo-Saxon decorative arts in the pre-Christian era. The authors discuss the origins of the various styles, and there is a detailed section setting out production techni... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780199585502
Published by : Oxford University Press
This study provides a magisterial; account of the evolution of parliament, from its earliest beginnings in the late Anglo-Saxon period. Covering an exceptionally long time span, it takes readers to the roots of the English state's central insti... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780199645343
Published by : Oxford University Press
This study provides a magisterial; account of the evolution of parliament, from its earliest beginnings in the late Anglo-Saxon period. Covering an exceptionally long time span, it takes readers to the roots of the English state's central insti... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781843842224
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
The Sunday Letter, which purported to have been authored by Christ himself, saw considerable popularity in the Early Middle Ages, circulating widely in both Latin and the vernacular. Here, the six surviving Old English copies of the Sunday Lett... .... Learn More