Title: Carolingian connections : Anglo-Saxon England and Carolingian Francia, c. 750-870 /
Authors: Story, Joanna, 1970-
Publisher: Ashgate,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Carolingians.; Great Britain History; Great Britain Civilization French influences.; England Civilization; England Relations France.; France Relations England.; France History
Abstract: "In this book Dr. Story offers a major contribution to the subject of medieval cultural exchanges, focusing on the degree to which Frankish ideas and concepts were adopted by Anglo-Saxon rulers. Furthermore, by concentrating on the secular context and concepts of secular government as opposed to the more familiar ecclesiastical and missionary focus of Levison's work, this book offers a counterweight to the prevailing scholarship, providing a much more balanced overview of the subject. Through this reassessment, based on a close analysis of contemporary manuscripts - particularly the Northumbrian sources - Dr. Story offers a fresh insight into the world of early medieval Europe."--Jacket.
Contents: Introduction: Evidence and interpretation -- Pippin, England and the Merovingian legacy -- Bishop George and the Legates' mission to England -- Chronicled connections : Frankish annals and the Historia regum -- Exiles and the emperor -- Francia and the Mercian supremacy -- Francia and the rise of Wessex -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Evidence of anointing in eighth century England.