Ebook: An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon England

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 Mr. Hunter Blair’s subject. At almost every point he writes from first-hand study of the evidence, but always clearly and with brevity. The first two chapters give a survey of Anglo-Saxon England: its wars, its invaders, its peoples and its kings. The remainder of the book is devoted to particular and important aspects of its culture: its Church and churchmen, the growth of its government, the formation of its economy, its artistic and literary achievement. The plates and text-figures illustrate Anglo-Saxon architecture and engineering as well as chronicles, inscriptions, tapestries and jewellery.