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The Old English Martyrology: Edition, Translation and Commentary

The Old English Martyrology: Edition, Translation and Commentary

Hardcover

Series: Anglo-Saxon Texts, Book 10

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ISBN10: 1843843471
ISBN13: 9781843843474
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc
Published: Jun 20 2013
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.80
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.50
Language: English
New edition with facing-page translation of a highly significant and influential Old English text.

International Society of Anglo-Saxonists 2015 Publication Prize: Best Edition

The Old English Martyrology is one of the longest and most important prose texts written in Anglo-Saxon England; it also represents one of the most impressive examples of encyclopaedic writing from the European Middle Ages. Probably intended as a reference work, it was used and transmitted for over 200 years, providing its readers with information on native and foreign saints, time measurement, the seasons of the year, biblical events, and cosmology. Its lively and engaging vignettes illustrate the importance of miracle stories for the early medieval cult of saints.

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