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Zusatztext The contributions to Anglo-Saxon/Irish Relations before the Vikings are informative and provided with numerous and helpful illustrations. These essays demonstrate how much has been accomplished in early Irish and Anglo-Saxon studies and offer directions for future investigations. Klappentext Although there has been much recent interest in the interaction of England and Ireland in the Viking Age, the links between the Anglo-Saxons and the Irish in the period before 800 have been much less studied. This collection of essays provides the first interdisciplinary assessment of these connections. The essays range widely in their scope. Seven papers look at issues of language and literature, legal traditions, and ecclesiastical history. A further ten papers consider the evidence of material culture, through art history and archaeology. This overview of recent advances in the field of Anglo-Saxon/Irish relations will be essential reading for all those interested in early medieval studies. Zusammenfassung Although there has been much recent interest in the interaction of England and Ireland in the Viking Age, the links between the Anglo-Saxons and the Irish in the period before 800 have been much less studied. This collection of essays provides the first interdisciplinary assessment of these connections. The essays range widely in their scope. Seven papers look at issues of language and literature, legal traditions, and ecclesiastical history. A further ten papers consider the evidence of material culture, through art history and archaeology. This overview of recent advances in the field of Anglo-Saxon/Irish relations will be essential reading for all those interested in early medieval studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: History, Law, Language and Literature 1.: Patrick P. O'Neill: The Irish role in the origins of the Old English alphabet: a re-assessment 2.: Roy Flechner: An Insular tradition of ecclesiastical law: fifth to eighth century 3.: Diarmuid Scully: Bede's Chronica Maiora: early Insular history in a universal context 4.: Damian Bracken: Rome and the Isles: Ireland, England and the Rhetoric of Orthodoxy 5.: Paul Russell: 'Ye shall know them by their names': names and identity among the Irish and the English 6.: Juliet Mullins: Trouble at the White House: Anglo-Irish relations and the cult of St Martin 7.: Fiona Edmonds: The practicalities of communication between Northumbrian and Irish churches c.635-735 Part II: Art History and Material Culture 8.: Egon Wamers: Behind animals, plants and interlace: Salin's Style II on Christian objects 9.: Susan Youngs: Anglo-Saxon, Irish and British relations: hanging-bowls reconsidered 10.: Raghnall Ó Floinn: The Anglo-Saxon connection: Irish metalwork AD400-800 11.: Ewan Campbell: Anglo-Saxon/Gaelic interaction in Scotland 12.: David Griffiths: Sand-dunes and stray finds: evidence for pre-Viking trade? 13.: Mark Redknap: Glitter in the dragon's lair: Irish and Anglo-Saxon metalwork from pre-Viking Wales (c.400-850) 14.: David M. Wilson: Stylistic influences in early Manx sculpture 15.: Tomás Ó Carragáin: Cemetery settlements and local churches in pre-Viking Ireland in light of comparisons with England and Wales 16.: Jennifer O'Reilly: 'All that Peter stands for': the romanitas of the Codex Amiatinus reconsidered 17.: Jane Hawkes: Studying early Christian sculpture in England and Ireland: the object of art history or archaeology? Part III: Addendum 18.: Máire Ní Mhaonaigh: Of Saxons, a Viking and Normans: Colmán, Gerald and the monastery of Mayo ...
