Religion and Literature in Western England, 600-800 (Paperback, New Ed)

Even the Venerable Bede knew little about the two Anglo-Saxon kingdoms described in this book. In the sixth and seventh centuries the pagan peoples of the Hwicce and Magonsaetan occupied the frontier from Stratford-upon-Avon as far as the Welsh kingdoms west of Offa's Dyke. They retained their own kings, aristocracy and independent monasteries into the eighth century. Using archaeological, place-name and historical sources, Dr Sims-Williams describes the early conversion to Christianity of these people, the origins of the dioceses of Worcester and Hereford, and the precocious growth of Anglo-Saxon monasticism. Drawing on many neglected documents he reveals a wide range of Continental, Irish and Anglo-Saxon influences on the church and shows that the monasteries were as varied in character as the Northumbrian foundations described by Bede.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England
Release date:	June 2005
First published:	1990
Authors:	Patrick Sims-Williams
Dimensions:	229 x 153 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	468
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-67342-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-67342-9
Barcode:	9780521673426

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