Wills And Will Making In Anglo Saxon England

Author : Linda Tollerton
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9781903153376

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Wills and Will-making in Anglo-Saxon England by Linda Tollerton Pdf

A study of the implications and practices of wills and will-making in Anglo-Saxon society, and of the varieties of inheritance strategies and commemorative arrangements adopted. A remarkable series of Anglo-Saxon wills have survived, spanning the period from the beginning of the ninth century to the years immediately following the Norman Conquest. Written in Old English, they reflect the significance of the vernacular, not only in royal administration during this period, but in the recording of a range of individual transactions. They show wealthy laymen and women, and clerics, from kings and bishops to those of thegnly status, disposing of land and chattels, and recognising ties of kinship, friendship, lordship and service through their bequests; and whilst land is of prime importance, the mention in some wills of such valuable items as tableware, furnishings, clothing, jewellery and weapons provides an insight into lifestyle at the time. Despite their importance, no study has hitherto been specifically devoted to Anglo-Saxon wills in their social and historical context, a gap which this book aims to fill. While the wills themselves can be vague and allusive, by establishing patterns of bequeathing, and by drawing on other resources, the author sheds light on the factors which influenced men and womenin making appropriate provision for their property. Linda Tollerton gained her PhD from the University of York.

Author : Michael McMahon Sheehan
Publisher : PIMS
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : History
ISBN : 0888440065

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The Will in Medieval England by Michael McMahon Sheehan Pdf

Author : Dorothy Whitelock,Harold Dexter Hazeltine
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1001406206

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anglo saxon wills by Dorothy Whitelock,Harold Dexter Hazeltine Pdf

Author : Dorothy Whitelock
Publisher : Wm Gaunt & Sons
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : English language
ISBN : 0912004541

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Anglo-Saxon Wills by Dorothy Whitelock Pdf

Author : Dorothy Whitelock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1106766909

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Anglo-Saxon Wills by Dorothy Whitelock Pdf

Author : Helen Foxhall Forbes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317123064

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Heaven and Earth in Anglo-Saxon England by Helen Foxhall Forbes Pdf

Christian theology and religious belief were crucially important to Anglo-Saxon society, and are manifest in the surviving textual, visual and material evidence. This is the first full-length study investigating how Christian theology and religious beliefs permeated society and underpinned social values in early medieval England. The influence of the early medieval Church as an institution is widely acknowledged, but Christian theology itself is generally considered to have been accessible only to a small educated elite. This book shows that theology had a much greater and more significant impact than has been recognised. An examination of theology in its social context, and how it was bound up with local authorities and powers, reveals a much more subtle interpretation of secular processes, and shows how theological debate affected the ways that religious and lay individuals lived and died. This was not a one-way flow, however: this book also examines how social and cultural practices and interests affected the development of theology in Anglo-Saxon England, and how ’popular’ belief interacted with literary and academic traditions. Through case-studies, this book explores how theological debate and discussion affected the personal perspectives of Christian Anglo-Saxons, including where possible those who could not read. In all of these, it is clear that theology was not detached from society or from the experiences of lay people, but formed an essential constituent part.

Author : Mark Atherton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786721549

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The Making of England by Mark Atherton Pdf

During the tenth century England began to emerge as a distinct country with an identity that was both part of yet separate from 'Christendom'. The reigns of Athelstan, Edgar and Ethelred witnessed the emergence of many key institutions: the formation of towns on modern street plans; an efficient administration; and a serviceable system of tax. Mark Atherton here shows how the stories, legends, biographies and chronicles of Anglo-Saxon England reflected both this exciting time of innovation as well as the myriad lives, loves and hates of the people who wrote them. He demonstrates, too, that this was a nation coming of age, ahead of its time in its use not of the Book-Latin used elsewhere in Europe, but of a narrative Old English prose devised for law and practical governance of the nation-state, for prayer and preaching, and above all for exploring a rich and daring new literature. This prose was unique, but until now it has been neglected for the poetry. Bringing a volatile age to vivid and muscular life, Atherton argues that it was the vernacular of Alfred the Great, as much as Viking war, that truly forged the nation.

Author : Dorothy Whitelock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : English language
ISBN : OCLC:797573592

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Anglo-saxon wills [angelsächs. u. engl.]. by Dorothy Whitelock Pdf

Author : Mary Elizabeth Blanchard,Assistant Professor Christopher Tolin Riedel
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781783277643

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The Reigns of Edmund, Eadred and Eadwig, 939-959 by Mary Elizabeth Blanchard,Assistant Professor Christopher Tolin Riedel Pdf

Essays highlighting the importance of three kings - Edmund, Eadred and Eadwig - in understanding England in the tenth century. Much scholarly attention has been devoted to both the expanding kingdom of Alfred the Great, Edward the Elder, and Æthelstan, and to the larger and integrated realm of their more distant successors, Edgar and Æthelred II. However, the English kingdom in the 940s and 950s, and its three kings, Edmund (939-946), Eadred (946-955), and Eadwig (955-959), the men who inherited and held together the kingdom created by their immediate predecessors, have been somewhat neglected, with little research being dedicated to these men as kings, or the era in which they ruled. This volume offers a variety of approaches to the period. Its contributors bring to light royal legal innovations to ecclesiastical law, oaths, heriot, complex factional politics, including the crucial role of queens, differing perspectives on the final era of an independent northern kingdom of York, and developments in literary culture outside the domineering trend of the later monastic reformers.

Author : Mark Atherton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350167490

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The Battle of Maldon by Mark Atherton Pdf

Depicting one of the defining conflicts of tenth-century England, The Battle of Maldon immortalises the bloody fight that took place along the banks of the tidal river Blackwater in 991, poignantly expressing the lore and language of a determined nation faced with the advance of a ruthless and relentless enemy. But, as Mark Atherton reveals, The Battle of Maldon is more than a heroic tale designed to inspire courage and unity in a time of crisis: rather, it celebrates ideals of loyalty and friendship and commemorates an event which changed the face of English culture. Using Atherton's own vivid and illuminating translations from Old English, The Battle of Maldon: War and Peace in Tenth-Century England evokes the chaotic ebb and flow of the battle while also placing 'Maldon' in the context of its age. Seeking to reconstruct the way of life, the spirituality and the worldview of the original audience, Atherton examines how and why the poem encouraged its readers to relive the visceral experience of battle for themselves. With this exciting study, Atherton provides an authoritative treatment of this iconic text, its history and its legacy. As such, this important book will be a vital resource for all readers of Old English literature and early medieval history.

Author : Viki Holton
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445692449

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A Woman's Will by Viki Holton Pdf

Unearths the lives of British women over 1,000 years using the rich historical record of their wills and legacies.

Author : Gerald P. Dyson
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783273669

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Priests and Their Books in Late Anglo-Saxon England by Gerald P. Dyson Pdf

Fresh perspectives on the English clergy, their books, and the wider Anglo-Saxon church.

Author : Maren Clegg Hyer,Jill Frederick
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781783270736

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Textiles, Text, Intertext by Maren Clegg Hyer,Jill Frederick Pdf

Essays centred round the representation of weaving, both real and imagined, in the early middle ages.

Author : Richard Olney
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781837646609

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English Archives by Richard Olney Pdf

England is remarkable for the wealth and variety of its archival heritage – the records created and preserved by institutions, organisations and individuals. This is the first book to treat the history of English records creation and record-keeping from the perspective of the archives themselves. Beginning in the early Middle Ages and ending in modern times, it draws on the author’s extensive knowledge and experience as both archivist and historian, and presents the subject in a very readable and lively way. Some archives, notably those of government and the Established Church, have remarkably continuous histories. But all have suffered over time from periods of neglect and decay, and some have come to sudden and violent ends. Among the destructive episodes discussed in the book are the Viking raids of the Anglo-Saxon period, the Norman Conquest, the Peasants’ Revolt, the dissolution of the monasteries and the bombing raids of the Second World War. Archivists and historians have a shared interest in the protection and study of the country’s surviving records. This book has been written for members of both professions, but also for every reader who cares about the preservation of England’s past.

Author : Ben Jervis
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789690361

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The Middle Ages Revisited: Studies in the Archaeology and History of Medieval Southern England Presented to Professor David A. Hinton by Ben Jervis Pdf

This volume, produced in honour of Professor David A. Hinton’s contribution to medieval studies, re-visits the sites, archaeologists and questions which have been central to the archaeology of medieval southern England. Contributions are focused on the medieval period (from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Reformation) in southern England.