عنوان

The Origin of the English Nation /

(Number (ISBN

9780511696800 (ebook)

Number

b504350

Title Proper

The Origin of the English Nation /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

H. Munro Chadwick.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge :

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Place of publication not identified :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press.

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

publisher not identified,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1924.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (356 pages) :

Other Physical Details

digital, PDF file(s)

Series Title

Cambridge library collection. Medieval History.

Text of Note

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)

Text of Note

In this 1907 work, H. Munro Chadwick (1870-1947) re-examines the early history of the English nation from a new perspective. By training a philologist, he uses the tools of ethnology, history, tradition, language, customs, religion and archaeology, to understand how the various Germanic tribes established themselves in Britain, founding new kingdoms. Despite an almost total lack of English historical documents from the period, Chadwick uses a range of historical and literary sources, from both sides of the English Channel, which relied on oral traditions. By close linguistic analysis he shows how the Saxon and other invaders retained close cultural ties with their continental kinsmen. He shows that although the Dark Ages may be obscure due to lack of contemporary sources, careful scholarly analysis of later texts can reveal a great deal about the history, culture and society of the earlier period.

Chadwick, H. Munro, (Hector Munro),1870-1947

Date of Transaction

20151005020623.0

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rda

Electronic name

[Book]

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