
- 272 pages
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Anglo-Saxon Myths: State and Church, 400-1066
About this book
In this collection of essays Nicholas Brooks explores some of the earliest and most problematic 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. Together with already published essays, this work includes an account of the developments in the study of Anglo-Saxon charters over the last 20 years.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- 1 History and Myth, Forgery and Truth
- 2 Introduction to 'The Making of England'
- 3 The Creation and Early Structure of the Kingdom of Kent
- 4 The Formation of the Mercian Kingdom
- 5 The English Origin Myth
- 6 The Ecclesiastical Topography of Early Medieval Canterbury
- 7 The Cathedral Community at Canterbury, 597–1070
- 8 The Career of St Dunstan
- 9 Anglo-Saxon charters: A Review of Work 1953–73
- 10 A New Charter of King Edgar
- 11 The Micheldever Forgery
- 12 Romney Marsh in the Early Middle Ages
- Index of Charters
- Index