Anglo-Saxon England

Zusammenfassung The authors of this volume tackle a wide range of questions in Anglo-Saxon history and culture. Contributions are on subjects as diverse as the Anglo-Saxon settlement, early Northumbrian history, the 'weapon' vocabulary of Beowulf, world history in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a woman's stock of clothes in the mid-tenth century and vernacular preaching before Ælfric. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; 1. The ætheling: a study in Anglo-Saxon constitutional history David N. Dumville; 2. The dates of Deira Molly Miller; 3. Bede and the church paintings at Wearmouth-Jarrow Paul Meyvaert; 4. 'Weapons' in Beowulf: an analysis of the nominal compounds and an evaluation of the poet's use of them Caroline Brady; 5. Cain's monstrous progeny in Beowulf: part I, Noachic tradition Ruth Mellinkoff; 6. Cynewulf's traditions about the apostles in Fates of the Apostles J. E. Cross; 7. World history in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: its sources and its separateness from the Old English Orosius Janet M. Bately; 8. Wynflæd's wardrobe Gale R. Owen; 9. The corpus of vernacular homilies and prose saints' lives before Ælfric D. G. Scragg; 10. Manuscript evidence for knowledge of the poems of Venantius Fortunatus in late Anglo-Saxon England R. W. Hunt; Appendix: Knowledge of the poems in the earlier period Michael Lapidge; 11. The archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England in the pagan period: a review Catherine Hills; 12. Short titles of Old English texts: addenda and corrigenda Bruce Mitchell, Christopher Ball and Angus Cameron; 13. Bibliography for 1978 Carl T. Berkhout, Martin Biddle, T. J. Brown, Peter A. Clayton and Simon Keynes.

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• Authors: Peter Clemoes, Peter (University of Cambridge) Clemoes, Peter Biddle Clemoes
• Assisted by: Martin Biddle (Editor), Julian Brown (Editor), Peter Clemoes (Editor), Clemoes Peter (Editor), Rene Derolez (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.10.2007
• EAN: 9780521038652
• ISBN: 978-0-521-03865-2
• No. of pages: 392
• 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