After Alfred: Anglo-Saxon Chronicles and Chroniclers, 900-1150

by Pauline Stafford

Book Overview

The vernacular Anglo-Saxon Chronicles cover the centuries which saw the making of England and its conquest by Scandinavians and Normans. After Alfred traces their development from their genesis at the court of King Alfred to the last surviving chronicle produced at the Fenland monastery of Peterborough. These texts have long been part of the English national story. Pauline Stafford considers the impact of this on their study and editing since the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192871366
• ISBN13: 9780192871367
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 8.8"