{"product_id":"the-saxons-in-england-a-history-of-the-english-commonwealth-till-the-period-of-the-norman-conquest-paperback-9781108036184","title":"The Saxons in England; A History of the English Commonwealth till the Period of the Norman Conquest (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108036184","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Saxons in England\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA History of the English Commonwealth till the Period of the Norman Conquest\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis monumental 1849 publication was the first detailed analysis to compare Anglo-Saxon institutions with those of other Germanic peoples.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Mitchell Kemble (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108036184, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 November 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e550 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.1 cm, 0.69 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis monumental 1849 publication was the first detailed analysis to compare Anglo-Saxon institutions with those of other Germanic peoples. The philologist and historian Kemble (1807–57) was born into a renowned family of actors, trained at Cambridge for both the bar and the church, but devoted his career to Germanic philology and Old English. His studies resulted in several books including a Beowulf edition (1833), a pioneering six-volume edition of Anglo-Saxon charters (Codex Diplomaticus Aevi Saxonici, 1839–48), and the posthumous Horae Ferales (1863), together with articles and translations in periodicals. He also corresponded for many years with Jacob Grimm. The Saxons drew heavily on Kemble's work on the charters. This, the first of two volumes, argues for the early presence of the Saxons in Britain and investigates their laws and institutions, emphasising the relationship between land ownership and rank in the Anglo-Saxon social order.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Book I. The Original Settlement of the Anglo-Saxon Commonwealth: 1. Saxon and Welsh traditions\u003cbr\u003e 2. The mark\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Gá or Scír\u003cbr\u003e 4. Landed possession\u003cbr\u003e 5. Personal rank\u003cbr\u003e 6. The king\u003cbr\u003e 7. The noble by service\u003cbr\u003e 8. The unfree\u003cbr\u003e 9. The mutual guarantee\u003cbr\u003e 10. Fæhðe\u003cbr\u003e 11. Folcland\u003cbr\u003e 12. Heathendom\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266048839960,"sku":"9781108036184","price":42.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108036184i.jpg?v=1694873871","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-saxons-in-england-a-history-of-the-english-commonwealth-till-the-period-of-the-norman-conquest-paperback-9781108036184","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}