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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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King Alfred's Book of Laws: A Study of the Domboc and Its Influence on English Identity, with a Complete Translation

King Alfred's Book of Laws: A Study of the Domboc and Its Influence on English Identity, with a Complete Translation

Preston, Todd

Paperback

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryGeneral LawGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 0786465883
ISBN13: 9780786465880
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Apr 12 2012
Pages: 183
Weight: 0.57
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

During the early Middle Ages, King Alfred (reigned 871-99) gained fame as the ruler who brought learning back to England after decades of Viking invasion. Although analysis of Alfred's canon typically focuses on his religious and philosophical texts, his relatively overlooked law code, or Domboc, reveals much about his rule, and how he was perceived in subsequent centuries. Joining major voices in the fields of early English law and literature, this exploration of King Alfred's influential text traces its evolution from its 9th century origins to reappearances in the 11th, 12th, and 16th centuries. Alfred's use of the vernacular and representation of secular practices, this work contends, made the Domboc an ideal text for establishing a particularly English national identity.

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