Martin Brett and David A. Woodman , eds. The Long Twelfth-Century View of the Anglo-Saxon Past. Studies in Early Medieval Britain and Ireland. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2015. Pp. 423. $154.95 (cloth).

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-141
Author(s):  
Elaine Treharne
Keyword(s):  
Twelfth Century ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Early Medieval

The sevenfold-fivefold-threefold litany of the saints in the Leofric Missal and beyond

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 183-208
Author(s):  
Robin Norris
Keyword(s):  
Twelfth Century ◽  
Special Form ◽  
Cultural Transmission ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Early Medieval ◽  
Holy Saturday ◽  
Medieval Europe ◽  
Continental Source ◽  
Over Time

AbstractThe brief litany of saints in the Leofric Missal is the oldest complete extant specimen of the sevenfold-fivefold-threefold prayer used for baptism on Holy Saturday. This continental innovation became widespread in Anglo-Saxon England, and was used in Ireland into the twelfth century. The petitions of this special form, probably from an English source, appear in the brief litany of the Corpus Irish Missal, alongside invocations either standardized by the scribe or adapted from a continental source. Through the evolution of the sevenfold-fivefold-threefold litany over time and across cultures, we see concrete evidence of the patterns of cultural transmission that shaped early medieval Europe.

A figure sculpture at Upton Bishop, Herefordshire: continuity and revival in early medieval sculpture

2009 ◽  
Vol 89 ◽  
pp. 179-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Twelfth Century ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
The South ◽  
Early Medieval ◽  
Distinctive Character ◽  
Red Sandstone ◽  
John The Baptist ◽  
Significant Addition ◽  
The Church

AbstractIn the nineteenth century, a red sandstone figural carving was located in the south-facing chancel wall of the church of St John the Baptist, Upton Bishop, near Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire. In 2005, following the removal of the stone for recording and conservation, the author was invited to examine and report on the sculpture, and particularly to review the proposal that the sculpture, rather than being of Roman date as had traditionally been supposed, was more probably a Romanesque carving of the twelfth century. The characteristics of the Upton Bishop carving are here examined and the various attributions of dating are reviewed, as a consequence of which it is suggested that the sculpture is neither Roman nor Romanesque in date, but rather is of pre-Conquest origin, most probably of aroundad800. It is thus suggested that the Upton Bishop sculpture represents a significant addition to the corpus of Anglo-Saxon figural sculpture in Herefordshire and the western Midlands, that the characteristics of the sculpture suggest well-established traits forming part of a local style and that these were taken forward into the Romanesque period, thus contributing to the distinctive character of the Herefordshire School of sculpture.

Transformations of Identity and Society in Anglo-Saxon Essex

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Mirrington
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Early Medieval ◽  
Cultural Affiliation ◽  
Profound Influence ◽  
North Western

Transformations of Identity and Society in Anglo-Saxon Essex: A Case Study of an Early Medieval North Atlantic Community presents the results of a comprehensive archaeological study of early medieval Essex (c.AD 400-1066). This region provides an important case study for examining coastal societies of north-western Europe. Drawing on a wealth of new data, the author demonstrates the profound influence of maritime contacts on changing expressions of cultural affiliation. It is argued that this Continental orientation reflects Essex’s longterm engagement with the emergent, dynamic North Sea network. The wide chronological focus and inclusive dataset enables long-term socio-economic continuity and transformation to be revealed. These include major new insights into the construction of group identity in Essex between the 5th and 11th centuries and the identification of several previously unknown sites of exchange. The presentation also includes the first full archaeological study of Essex under ‘Viking’ rule.

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