An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon EnglandCambridge University Press, 17 de jul. de 2003 - 383 páginas This is a lucid, authoritative and well-balanced account of Anglo-Saxon history. The third edition includes an introduction by Simon Keynes. Between the end of the Roman occupation and the coming of the Normans, England was settled by Germanic races; the kingdom as a political unit was created, heathenism yielded to a vigorous Christian Church, superb works of art were made, and the English language - spoken and written - took its form. These origins of the English heritage are Hunter Blair's subject. The first two chapters survey Anglo-Saxon England: its wars, its invaders, its peoples and its kings. The remaining chapters deal with specific aspects of its culture: its Church, government, economy and literary achievement. Throughout the author uses illustrations and a wide range of sources - documents, archaeological evidence and place names - to illuminate the period as a whole. For this edition, Simon Keynes has prepared a thoroughly updated bibliography. |
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THE FOUNDATIONS OF ENGLAND | 1 |
2 The enemies of Roman Britain | 3 |
3Tradition about the invasions | 13 |
4 The evidence of archaeology and place names | 18 |
5 Geographical factors | 25 |
6 The kingdom of southern English | 27 |
7 The northern English | 37 |
8 Movements towards unity | 49 |
6 The English mission to the Continent | 162 |
7 The Church and the Vikings | 166 |
8 The monastic revival | 173 |
9 The last century of the AngloSaxon Church | 178 |
GOVERNMENT | 194 |
2 The growth of monarchy | 198 |
3 King and court | 204 |
4 The kings council | 214 |
BRITAIN AND THE VIKINGS | 55 |
2 The Norse approach to Britain | 62 |
3 The Danish invasions | 67 |
4 Consolidation in Wessex | 75 |
The creation of the kingdom of England | 80 |
6Æthelred the Unready | 90 |
7 Danish rule | 99 |
8 Edward the Confessor and the end of the AngloSaxon state | 104 |
THE CHURCH | 116 |
2 AngloSaxon heathenism | 120 |
3 The Celtic mission and the conflict with Rome | 124 |
4 The Roman triumph | 132 |
5 The Church in early English society | 142 |
5 Local government | 222 |
ECONOMY | 245 |
2 The countryside | 257 |
3 Town and tradeLocal government | 277 |
LETTERS | 301 |
2 Orthography | 305 |
3 The growth of scholarship | 311 |
4 Vernacular poetry | 329 |
5 Alfred and the AngloSaxon Chronicle | 350 |
6 Learning in the new monasticism | 356 |
Select Bibliography | 364 |
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