Studies on Anglo-Saxon Institutions

Chadwick's philological study of Anglo-Saxon legal sources provided a new impetus to the study of early English social history.

H. Munro Chadwick (Author)

9781108010054, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 November 2010

442 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.56 kg

First published in 1905, H. Munro Chadwick's Studies on Anglo-Saxon Institutions applied his study of philology to a re-analysis of the historical evidence for early English law and administration. In the first part he examines the development of the monetary and social systems, coming to some controversial interpretations. The second part of the book looks at the administration at national and local levels, land tenure and the origin of the nobility. He shows that there was considerable variation between different Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and their legal and social organisation. Chadwick combined his knowledge of languages, history and archaeology to highlight new areas for further research, and he had considerable influence on the development of the study of Anglo-Saxon and related subjects at Cambridge.

Preface
1. The monetary system
2. The monetary system (continued)
Excursus 1. The Frankish monetary system
3. The social system
4. The social system (continued)
5. The earl
Excursus 2. The Danelagh
6. The administrative system
7. The administrative system (continued)
Excursus 3. The tribal hidage
8. The history of the older counties
9. The constitution of the national council
Excursus 4. The functions of the council, especially with reference to the election of kings
Excursus 5. The tenure of land in pre-historic times
10. The origin of the nobility
Addenda
Index.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]