The ruler portraits of Anglo-Saxon England / Catherine E. Karkov.

Between the reign of Alfred in the late ninth century and the arrival of the Normans in 1066, a unique set of images of kingship and queenship was developed in Anglo-Saxon England, images of leadership that centred on books, authorship and learning rather than thrones, sword and sceptres. Focusing o...

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Main Author: Karkov, Catherine E., 1956-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2004.
Series:Anglo-Saxon studies ; 3.
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