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Book SynopsisNew research on aspects of the political, social and religious history of the British Isles from 10c-13c, with related material on western Europe.The 1993 International Conference of the Haskins Society, held at the University of Houston, produced a varied collection of papers on numerous aspects of the medieval history of the British Isles, with related material on other Western European countries. The articles in this volume, most of which derive from the conference, focus strongly on the topic of religion, with stimulating essays on women religious, Archbishop Lanfranc and the Anglo-Saxon hagiographic tradition; however, other subjects are also explored, including Anglo-Norman litigation and the turbulent state of Denmark in the ninth century.Contributors: CARY L. DIER, SUSAN J. RIDYARD, K.L. MAUND, EDWARD J. SCHOENFELD, ROBIN FLEMING, BERNARD S. BACHRACH, PATRICIA HALPIN, EMILY ALBU HANAWALT, DANIEL F. CALLAHAN, H.E.J. COWDREY, DAVID ROFFE
Table of Contents- K L Maund The proper relationship between lord and vassal: toward a rationale for anglo-norman litigations - Cary L. Dier Monk-kings and the anglo-saxon hagiographic tradition - Susan Ridyard `A turmoil of warring princes': political leadership in ninth-century Denmark - K L Maund Anglo-saxon burhs and continental burgen: early medieval fortifications in constitutional perspective - Edward J Schoenfeld History and liturgy at pre-conquest christ church - Robin Fleming The milites and the millennium - Bernard S Bachrach Women in late anglo-saxon england - Patricia Halpin *** Dudo of Saint-Quentin: the heroic past imagined - Emily Hanawalt Jerusalem in the monastic imaginations of the early eleventh century - Daniel F. Callahan The enigma of archbishop Lanfranc - H E J Cowdrey The making of the domesday book reconsidered -
