General Editor: James Campbell. With contributions from P. V. Addyman, S. Chadwick Hawkes, D. A. Hinton, M. K. Lawson, D. M. Metcalf.
This survey, an introduction to the history of Anglo-Saxon England looks at political history, and religious, cultural, social, legal and economic themes are woven in. Throughout the book the authors make use of original sources such as chronicles, charters, manuscripts and coins, works of art, archaelogical remains and surviving buildings.The nature of power and kingship, role of wealth, rewards, conquest and blood-feud in the perennial struggle for power, structure of society, the development of Christianity and the relations between church and secular authority are discussed at length, while particular topics are explored in 19 "picture essays".
Author(s): James Campbell (ed.), Eric John, Patrick Wormald
Edition: 1
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Year: 1982
Language: English
Pages: 272
City: Ithaca, New York
Preface 7
CHAPTER ONE. The End of Roman Britain / James Campbell 8
CHAPTER TWO. The Lost Centuries: 400-600 / James Campbell 20
CHAPTER THREE. The First Christian Kings / James Campbell 45
CHAPTER FOUR. The Age of Bede and Aethelbald / Patrick Wormald 70
CHAPTER FIVE. The Age of Offa and Alcuin / Patrick Wormald 101
CHAPTER SIX. The Ninth Century / Patrick Wormald 132
CHAPTER SEVEN. The Age of Edgar / Eric John 160
CHAPTER EIGHT. The Return of the Vikings / Eric John 192
CHAPTER NINE. The End of Anglo-Saxon England / Eric John 214
CHAPTER TEN. Epilogue / James Campbell 240
Notes 247
Bibliography 258
Index 267
