Carolingian connections
Subtitle: Anglo-Saxon England and Carolingian Francia, c. 750-870
By: Joanna Story.
Series: Studies in early medieval Britain
Publisher: Ashgate; Ashgate Pub Ltd
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
Subjects: Carolingians.; Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.; Great Britain -- Civilization -- French influences.; England -- Civilization -- To 1066.; England -- Relations -- France.; France -- Relations -- England.; France -- History -- To 987.
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-301) and index.