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848541
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The Anglo-Saxons, synthesis and achievement /\ edited by J. Douglas Woods and David A.E. Pelteret.
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| Publication Statement
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Waterloo, Ont., Canada :: Wilfrid Laurier University Press,, ©1985.
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Atlantic Highlands, N.J. :: Distributed in the U.S.A. and Canada by Humanities Press
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1 online resource (xi, 177 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0889205507
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: 1282233246
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: 6613810983
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: 9780889205505
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: 9781282233249
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: 9786613810984
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0889201668
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9780889201668
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| Notes
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Distributor statement from label mounted on title page.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-170) and index.
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| Contents
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Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Bayeux Tapestry: History or Propaganda?; 2 The Boundaries of Old English Literature; 3 Beowulf, Bede, and St. Oswine: The Hero's Pride in Old English Hagiography; 4 Domestic Peace and Public Order in Anglo-Saxon Law; 5 Two Early Anglo-Saxon Holy Men: Oswald and Cuthbert; 6 The Celtic Church in Anglo-Saxon Times; 7 Anglo-Saxon Use of the Apocryphal Gospel; 8 The Image of the Worm: Some Literary Implications of Serpentine Decoration; 9 Slavery in Anglo-Saxon England; 10 Germanic Warrior Terms in Old Saxon; Bibliographical Essay; Index
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| Abstract
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The popular notion that sees the Anglo-Saxon era as "The Dark Ages" perhaps has tended to obscure for many people the creations and strengths of that time. This collection, in examining many aspects of pre-Norman Britain, helps to illuminate how Anglo-Saxon society contributed to the continuity of knowledge between the ancient world and the modern world. But as well, it posits a view of that society in its own distinctive terms to show how it developed as a synthesis of radically different cultures. The Bayeux Tapestry is examined for its underlying political motivations; the study of Old Engli.
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Anglo-Saxons.
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Civilization, Anglo-Saxon.
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English philology-- Old English, ca. 450-1100.
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Anglo-Saxons.
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Civilisation anglo-saxonne.
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Philologie anglaise-- ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais)
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Anglo-Saxons.
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Civilization, Anglo-Saxon.
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English philology-- Old English.
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HISTORY-- Europe-- Great Britain.
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Great Britain, History, Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.
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Grande-Bretagne, Histoire, 449-1066 (Période anglo-saxonne)
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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942.01
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DA152.2.A76 1985eb
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| Added Entry
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Pelteret, David Anthony Edgell,1944-
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Woods, J. Douglas.
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