"An Ald Reht"

Author: Carole Hough
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2014-04-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1443859176

This volume brings together thirteen essays on aspects of the legal system of Anglo-Saxon England. They represent a programme of research carried out over the last twenty years, offering important insights into the operation of English law from its beginnings in the sixth century through to its preservation in manuscripts dating from the tenth to early twelfth centuries. Part I begins with an overview of the legal corpus, followed by a discussion of the relationship between secular and ecclesiastical law, and an examination of seventh-century legislation as evidence for the status of women. Part II presents revisionist interpretations of individual laws from the early Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Kent and Wessex, and Part III focuses on the manuscript evidence. The collection will be of interest to Anglo-Saxon historians, linguists and palaeographers, as well as to academics and postgraduate students in the wider fields of medieval studies and the history of English law.

Writing Power in Anglo-Saxon England

Writing Power in Anglo-Saxon England
Author: Catherine A. M. Clarke
Publisher: DS Brewer
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 1843843196

Explores how power is shaped and negotiated in later Anglo-Saxon texts, focusing on how hierarchical, vertical structures are presented alongside patterns of reciprocity and economies of mutual obligation, especially within the context of secular, spiritual, literal or symbolic patronage relationships.

Saxon and Medieval Antecedents of the English Common Law

Saxon and Medieval Antecedents of the English Common Law
Author: Kurt von S. Kynell
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2000
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780773478732

This volume provides an interdisciplinary approach to legal history, utilizing law, linguistics, cultural anthropology and social history to document and analyze the slow but steady growth of the English common law from Anglo-Saxon times to the 19th century.

Essays in Anglo-Saxon Law

Essays in Anglo-Saxon Law
Author: Henry Adams
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2024-06-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3385492017

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.