Motherhood and Mothering in Anglo-Saxon England

by Mary Dockray-Miller

Book Overview

Motherhood and Mothering in Anglo-Saxon England sifts through the historical evidence to describe and analyze a world of violence and intrigue, where mothers needed to devise their own systems to protect, nurture, and teach their children. Mary Dockray-Miller casts a maternal eye on Bede, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and Beowulf to reveal mothers who created rituals, genealogies, and institutions for their children and themselves. Little-known historical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312227213
• ISBN13: 9780312227210
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 161 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 5.7"