In addition to its unshakeable position on academic History
curricula, Anglo-Saxon England remains popular with the general
public. However, despite numerous specialist volumes on the
political and economic history of the period, there are no books
currently on the market which offer an overview of Anglo-Saxon
daily life. This book fills that gap, covering a great range of
common life experiences of individuals in England, AD c.
450-c.1066, including domestic and family life, work and leisure,
education, clothing and housing, food, religion, magic and
superstition, health and sickness, warfare, crime and punishment,
ethnic and national identity, the creation of kingship, slavery,
urban life, and political life for men, women and children.
Archaeological evidence gives a dramatic picture of social
organization in Anglo-Saxon towns, and sources such as wills
provide insight into the way families were structured and
organized. Evidence in the law codes and literature shows how
Anglo-Saxons experienced childhood, youth, marriage, adulthood,
parenthood and old age; how they were educated and engaged in
trades, and what they did in their leisure time. Archaeological and
documentary evidence, including pictorial representations in
sculpture and manuscripts, give a vivid picture of Anglo-Saxon food
and dress, and also of the military and governmental forces of
Anglo-Saxon England. Religion was an important part of daily life,
and so was crime, justice, punishment and slavery. Indeed, the
struggle to survive meant that health and sickness were crucial
everyday concerns. All these aspects of daily life are examined in
Sally Crawford's book, creating a rich picture of ordinary, but
complex, lifein Anglo-Saxon England.
General
| Imprint: |
Greenwood Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series |
| Release date: |
November 2008 |
| First published: |
March 2009 |
| Authors: |
Sally Crawford
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
224 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-84645-013-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-84645-013-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781846450136 |
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