The Anglo-Saxons : Synthesis and Achievement /

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The popular notion that sees the Anglo-Saxon era as "The Dark Ages" perhaps has tended to obscure for many people the creations and strengths of that time. This collection, in examining many aspects of pre-Norman Britain, helps to illuminate how Anglo-Saxon society contributed to the conti...

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Autres auteurs: Pelteret, David Anthony Edgell, 1944-, Woods, J. Douglas
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Waterloo, Ont., Canada : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1985.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
English philology > Old English.
Civilization, Anglo-Saxon.
Anglo-Saxons.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Philologie anglaise > ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais)
Civilisation anglo-saxonne.
English philology > Old English, ca. 450-1100.
Great Britain.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 449-1066 (Periode anglo-saxonne)
Great Britain > History > Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Bayeux Tapestry: History or Propaganda?; 2 The Boundaries of Old English Literature; 3 Beowulf, Bede, and St. Oswine: The Hero's Pride in Old English Hagiography; 4 Domestic Peace and Public Order in Anglo-Saxon Law; 5 Two Early Anglo-Saxon Holy Men: Oswald and Cuthbert; 6 The Celtic Church in Anglo-Saxon Times; 7 Anglo-Saxon Use of the Apocryphal Gospel; 8 The Image of the Worm: Some Literary Implications of Serpentine Decoration; 9 Slavery in Anglo-Saxon England; 10 Germanic Warrior Terms in Old Saxon; Bibliographical Essay; Index

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