Book description
It is the aim of this book to draw together from all types of sources evidence relating to the life and thought of the Anglo-Saxons, from the time when they first took possession of the Romanized province of Britain until their unsuccessful stand for freedom at the Battle of Hastings.
It deals with their religion in heathen times, with the ethics on which their society was based, with their institutions, and with their standards of living. It shows how all these things were modified by the acceptance of the Christian faith, and how, under the influence of wider contacts then established, there resulted a remarkable culture. There are also chapters on church organization and on the achievements in literature, Latin or vernacular, and in art.
CONTENTS:
1. THE HEATHEN ENGLISH
2. THE BONDS OF SOCIETY
3. THE KING AND HIS COURT
4. FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
5. THE CLASSES OF SOCIETY
6. TRADE AND TOWN LIFE
7. THE LAW
8. THE CHURCH
9. EDUCATION AND LATIN SCHOLARSHIP
10. VERNACULAR LITERATURE
11. ANGLO-SAXON ART
12. CONCLUSION
