Anglo-Saxon England

Klappentext Several unusual fields of study are extensively explored including a distinctive politico-religious cult! penitentials! inscriptions! the Sutton Hoo whetstone and medical knowledge. Zusammenfassung Several unusual fields of study are extensively explored in this volume: a distinctive politico-religious cult! penitentials! inscriptions! the Sutton Hoo whetstone and medical knowledge; while treatments of more 'standard' subjects like late Anglo-Saxon law! King Alfred's Boethius and Beowulf! lead to unusual conclusions. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; 1. The cults of murdered royal saints in Anglo-Saxon England D. W. Rollason; 2. The tradition of penitentials in Anglo-Saxon England Allen J. Frantzen; 3. Cnut's law code of 1018 A. G. Kennedy; 4. A supplement to Hand-List of Anglo-Saxon Non-Runic Inscriptions Elisabeth Okasha; 5. The Sutton Hoo whetstone sceptre: a study in iconography and cultural milieu Michael J. Enright; 6. The sources of medical knowledge in Anglo-Saxon England M. L. Cameron; 7. King Alfred's Boethius and its Latin sources: a reconsideration Joseph S. Wittig; 8. 'Warriors' in Beowulf: an analysis of the nominal compounds and an evaluation of the poet's use of them Caroline Brady; 9. The formative stages of Beowulf textual scholarship: part I Birte Kelly; 10. Bibliography for 1981 Carl T. Berkhout, Martin Biddle, T. J. Brown, Peter A. Clayton, C. R. E. Coutts and Simon Keynes.

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• Authors: Peter Clemoes, Peter (University of Cambridge) Clemoes
• Assisted by: Martin Biddle (Editor), Julian Brown (Editor), Peter Clemoes (Editor), Clemoes Peter (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.10.2007
• EAN: 9780521038331
• ISBN: 978-0-521-03833-1
• No. of pages: 360
• Series: Anglo-Saxon England; Anglo-Saxon England; Anglo-Saxon England 34 Volume Paperback Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; England, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, CE period up to c 1500, Medieval History, British & Irish history, Archaeology, Literature: history & criticism, History and Archaeology, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Literature: history and criticism, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE