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Anglo-Saxon Books
Anglo-Saxon Books based in Norfolk (UK) is run by Tony Linsell. Written by enthusiasts for enthusiasts ASB's accessible titles introduce readers to daily life in Early Medieval England, the reading and writing of Old English, and the history and culture of Anglo-Saxon society.
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Monasteriales Indicia: The Anglo-Saxon Sign Language
edited with notes and translation by Debby Banham
This is one of the very few texts which let us see how life was really lived in monasteries in the early Middle Ages. Written in Old English and preserved in a manuscript of the mid-eleventh century, it consists of 127 signs used by Anglo-Saxon monks ...
Paperback. Price US$12.95
English Martial Arts
by Terry Brown
This book investigates the weapons, history and development of the English fighting system and some of the beliefs and social pressures that helped mould it. The second half examines various English fighting techniques drawn from historical texts and manuscripts including bare-fist fighting, broadsword, quarterstaff, bill, sword and buckler and sword and dagger. 240p, 220 photos (Anglo-Saxon Books, 2nd ed, September 2002, reprinted in hardback ...
Paperback. Price US$39.95
An Index of Theme and Image to the Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
by Robert DiNapoli
An index of the homilies (not the texts), including the homilies of Ælfric, Wulfstan and the Blickling and Vercelli codices, allowing both the researcher and the general reader to range more freely across the landscape of these crucial texts. 128p ...
Paperback. Price US$14.95
Plain English: A Wealth of Words
by Bryan Evans
Plain English has its roots in the language spoken by the English 1000 and more years ago. It is a beautiful language which fosters clear thought and speech. It is a language for those who like to say much with few words. Plain English is found in the ...
Paperback. Not yet published - advance orders taken. Price US$24.95
Alfred's Metres of Boethius
edited by Bill Griffiths
In these poems, King Alfred re-built the Latin verses from Boethius' De Consolatione Philosophiae (`On the Consolation of Philosophy') into new alliterative poems, via an Old English prose intermediary. The stirring images and stories of Boethius' ...
Paperback. Price US$24.95
Paperback. Price US$24.95
Aspects of Anglo-Saxon Magic
by Bill Griffiths
Animal sacrifice, elf charms, amulets, divination, astronomy, astrology: an investigation into the practice, methods and ideas associated with Anglo-Saxon magic. The evidence presented is wide-ranging and authoritative. Inevitably some of the sources are familiar, but in association with archaeology, or other less frequently consulted texts, new perspectives are revealed. The book is accompanied by a large selection of the most relevant material, ...
Hardback. Price US$27.00
The Battle of Maldon
translated and edited by Bill Griffiths
Text and translation of the Anglo-Saxon poem. 89p (Anglo-Saxon Books, 1991)
Paperback. Price US$12.95
An Introduction to Early English Law
by Bill Griffiths
The diversity and development of early English law is sampled here with a selection of several law-codes in translation; the laws of Ethelbert of Kent, the first code to be issued in England, the laws of Alfred the Great, and short codes from the reigns ...
Paperback. Price US$12.95
The Life and Times of Godwine, Earl of Wessex
by Hubert Grills
Godwine was an independent-minded, dominant and courageous man who held much political and military power. Mediaeval kings relied on men like Godwine for support and for the execution of their policies. When the interests of the king and his leading men coincided, the country could enjoy an effective administration; when these interests conflicted, ruinous and unnecessary strife resulted and it was by no means certain that the authority of the ...
Paperback. Publisher's Price US$39.95, Our Price US$32.00
Anglo-Saxon Food and Drink: Production, Processing, Distribution, and Consumption
by Ann Hagen
A vast amount of information has been brought together on all aspects of Anglo-Saxon food and drink. A picture is provided for how food was grown, conserved, prepared and eaten during the period from the beginning of the 5th century to the 11th century.
Food production for home consumption was the basis of economic activity throughout the Anglo-Saxon period. Used as payment and a medium of trade, food was the basis of the Anglo-Saxons' ...
Paperback. Price US$49.95
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