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Written around 730740 the Life of Guthlac by the monk Felix is an important and colourful source for the obscure early history of East Anglia and the Fens. It describes how the youthful Guthlac (674714) won fame at the head of a Mercian warrior band fighting the British on the borders of Wales before entering the monastery at Repton at the age of twenty-four.

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Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Manuscripts; 2. Previous editions; 3. Scriptural quotations; 4. 'Vita sancti guthlaci auctore felice'; Notes; Index.

Felixs Life of Saint Guthlac

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 9/12/1985 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521313865, 978-0521313865
      ISBN10: 0521313864
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Written around 730740 the Life of Guthlac by the monk Felix is an important and colourful source for the obscure early history of East Anglia and the Fens. It describes how the youthful Guthlac (674714) won fame at the head of a Mercian warrior band fighting the British on the borders of Wales before entering the monastery at Repton at the age of twenty-four.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Manuscripts; 2. Previous editions; 3. Scriptural quotations; 4. 'Vita sancti guthlaci auctore felice'; Notes; Index.

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