The Anglo-Saxons (Pelican books)

by David M. Wilson

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140212299
• Release Date: January 1971
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

no discussion of dropping gender from nouns

Wilson reviews both what is known about the Anglo-Saxons and of the 150 years of archeology done on them, and the resultant debates amongst researchers. In a concise account, he covers the centuries from when they arrived in Britain to the Norman invasion. Much of the account deals with weapons and warfare. The book is generously illustrated, including numerous black and white plates. One item doesn't appear to be discussed. Somewhere between when the Anglo-Saxons arrived and 1066, they dropped gender from their nouns, in what was to become English. None of the other European languages did this. While the text looks at manuscripts, this point wasn't explored.