Kathrin McCann

Anglo-Saxon Kingship and Political Power (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Works on Anglo-Saxon kingship often take as their starting point the line from Beowulf: 'that was a good king'. This monograph, however, explores what it means to be a king, and how kings defined their own kingship in opposition to other powers. Kings derived their royal power from a divine source, which led to conflicts between the interpreters of the divine will (the episcopate) and the individual wielding power (the king). Demonstrating how Anglo-Saxon kings were able to manipulate political ideologies to increase their own authority, this book explores the unique way in which Anglo-Saxon kings understood the source and nature of their power, and of their own authority.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Wales Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781786832931
• Artikelnr.: 54786088

Autorenporträt

The main readers of this book will be lecturers and students of advanced or postgraduate level who are interested in the history of political thought with focus on Anglo-Saxon period; early medieval historians; Anglo-Saxonists; and will also appeal to diplomatists with an interest in Anglo-Saxon charters.