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[This] exemplary interdisciplinary approach to Aethelwold and his
impart on the cultural, religious and political life of southern
England in his own day is to be applauded. JOURNAL OF
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY AEthelwold's life and his political and
ecclesiastical importance in the 10th-century reformation receive
thorough scholarly scrutiny in this appraisal of his life and work.
The studies include a comparison of AEthelwold's career with that
of other European monastic reformers; a study of AEthelwold's
foundation at Abingdon; and of his involvement with the political
crises of the 10th century. AEthelwold's skills as a scholar are
assessed through surviving Latin and Old Englist texts, and as a
teacher from the writings of his pupils. The scholarly work of his
foundations is highlighted by a detailed study of the text of the
Benedictional of St AEthelwold; other essays look at themusic and
sculpture performed and produced at AEthelwold's foundations.
Contributors: PATRICK WORMALD, ALAN THACKER, BARBARA YORKE, MICHAEL
LAPIDGE, ANDREW PRESCOTT, MARY BERRY, ELIZABETH COATSWORTH
Annual volume of recent research on all aspects of the Norman
World. Papers on English and Norman history from the early eleventh
to the early thirteenth centuries: castles and monasteries,
ecclesiastical administration and missionary activity, attitudes of
the aristocracy, Domesday and Textus Roffensis
For 650 years - from the end of Roman rule to the Battle of Hastings - the Anglo-Saxons controlled England; in religion, culture and administration their legacy is still with us today. In this major survey three distinguished historians, James Campbell, Patrick Wormald and Eric John, have produced an exciting introduction to the field. Although the 'Lost Centuries' between AD400 and 600 suffer from a scarcity of written sources, and only two writers, King Alfred and the Venerable Bede, dominate our understanding of later times, the authors have created a rich and thought-provoking account of the stormy era when Britain became Christian and sustained several waves of Viking invaders. A single nation, they suggest, slowly emerged from the rivalries and fluctuating fortunes of separate kingdoms like Mercia, Wessex and East Anglia. Major figures such as Offa, Alfred, Edgar and Cnut are discussed in detail, while the stunning illustrations convey the immense achievements of Anglo-Saxon art and culture. Above all, the book shatters for ever the idea that the Anglo-Saxon centuries were 'simply a barbarous prelude to better things'.
The 2006 volume of the Haskins Society features another impressive
array of academics addressing the period from Anglo-Saxon to
Angevin. This latest volume of the Haskins Society Journal presents
recent research on the Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman, Viking and
Angevin worlds of the eleventh and twelfth centuries; topics range
from a major reassessment of King Alfred [the last work finished by
Patrick Wormald] and examinations of William the Conqueror, Thomas
Beckett and Sybil of Jerusalem, to questions of legal testimony,
military organization, western geographic knowledge in the middle
ages, and more. Contributors: WILLIAM M. AIRD, NATHANIEL LANE
TAYLOR, DAVID BATES, JOHN D. HOSLER, ROBERT JONES, HELEN J.
NICHOLSON, BERNARD HAMILTON
Did the laity have a part in the Carolingian Renaissance? If so,
how were lay elites, and through them the laity at large affected?
This fascinating and wide-ranging volume examines these questions
through a study of lay involvement in literary and artistic
activity in early medieval Europe. Leading historians explore a
diverse range of Latin and vernacular texts written by secular
authors and use richly drawn case studies to illuminate such key
issues as the extent of lay literacy, the contexts in which learned
laity could flourish, the transformative impact of the Carolingian
Renaissance, and the interaction of 'lay' and 'clerical' values on
both sides of the Channel. This volume demonstrates that the
learned laity, both women as well as men, contributed much more as
writers and patrons to early medieval culture than was previously
thought and it will be essential reading for scholars of
Carolingian and Anglo-Saxon history.
Did the laity have a part in the Carolingian Renaissance? If so,
how were lay elites, and through them the laity at large affected?
This fascinating and wide-ranging volume examines these questions
through a study of lay involvement in literary and artistic
activity in early medieval Europe. Leading historians explore a
diverse range of Latin and vernacular texts written by secular
authors and use richly-drawn case studies to illuminate such key
issues as the extent of lay literacy, the contexts in which learned
laity could flourish, the transformative impact of the Carolingian
Renaissance, and the interaction of ???lay??? and ???clerical???
values on both sides of the Channel. This volume demonstrates that
the learned laity, both women as well as men, contributed much more
as writers and patrons to early medieval culture than was
previously thought and it will be essential reading for scholars of
Carolingian and Anglo-Saxon history.
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