An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon England by Peter Hunter Blair
This is a lucid, authoritative and well-balanced account of Anglo-Saxon history. Peter Hunter Blair's book has achieved classic status, and is published now with a new, up-to-date bibliography prepared by Simon Keynes. Between the end of the Roman occupation and the coming of the Normans, England was settled by Germanic races; the kingdom as a political unit was created, heathenism yielded to a vigorous Christian Church, superb works of art were made, and the English language - spoken and written - took its form. These origins of the English heritage are Hunter Blair's subject. The first two chapters survey Anglo-Saxon England: its wars, its invaders, its peoples and its kings. The remaining chapters deal with specific aspects of its culture: its Church, government, economy and literary achievement. Throughout the author uses illustrations and a wide range of sources - documents, archaeological evidence and place names - to illuminate the period as a whole.
'This is a general history intended for the novice and it is, I think, a quite remarkably successful production ! Anyone who knows next to nothing of the period could read Mr Hunter Blair's book and comprehend the essence of the subject' Angus Wilson
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521292191 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521292190 |
| Title | An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon England |
| Author | Peter Hunter Blair |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1977-09-08 |
| Number of pages | 398 |
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