Anglo-Saxon myths : state and church, 400-1066 / Nicholas Brooks.

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Brooks, Nicholas

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9780826457929
0826457924
9781472598431
1472598431
1282024663
9781282024663
9786612024665
6612024666

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DA152 .B726 2000eb

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Contents:

History and myth, forgery and truth -- Introduction to 'the making of England' -- The creation and early structure of the kingdom of Kent -- The formation of the Mercian Kingdom -- The English origin myth -- The ecclesiastical topography of early Medieval Canterbury -- The cathedral community at Canterbury, 597-1070 -- The career of St. Dunstan -- Anglo-Saxon charters : a review of work, 1953-73 : with a postscript on the period 1973-98 -- A new charter of King Edgar -- The Micheldever forgery -- Romney Marsh in the early Middle Ages.

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Summary: In this collection of essays Nicholas Brooks explores some of the earliest and most problematical sources, both written and archaeological, for early English history. In his hands, the structure and functions of Anglo-Saxon origin stories and charters (whether authentic or forged) illuminate English political and social structures, as well as ecclesiastical, urban and rural landscapes. As well as previously published essays, Anglo-Saxon Myths: State and Church, 400-1066 includes a new account of the English origin myth and a review of the developments in the study of Anglo-Saxon charters over.

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In this collection of essays Nicholas Brooks explores some of the earliest and most problematical sources, both written and archaeological, for early English history. In his hands, the structure and functions of Anglo-Saxon origin stories and charters (whether authentic or forged) illuminate English political and social structures, as well as ecclesiastical, urban and rural landscapes. As well as previously published essays, Anglo-Saxon Myths: State and Church, 400-1066 includes a new account of the English origin myth and a review of the developments in the study of Anglo-Saxon charters over.

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