The Anglo-Saxon Elite : Northumbrian Society in the Long Eighth Century (Paperback)

Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, Introduction, 1. The Aristocracy's Appearance,Introduction, 1. Nouns for aristocrats: labels, 2. Aristocrats as warriors, 3. Aristocratic Women, 4. Social Mobility? The cases of Imma and Caedmon, 5. The crystallization of the aristocracy: the Durham Liber Vitae, Conclusion, 2. Production: Classes and Class Relations,Introduction, 1. Concepts and Definitions, 2. Why is the eighth century a 'long' one?, 3. Forces of Production and Means of Production, at Sherburn (N. Yorks), Conclusion, 3. Circulation, 1. Land donation, 2. Circulation, Coins and Coinage, Conclusion, 4. Time, History and Class through narratives,Introduction, 1. History and Ideological reproduction, 2. Narratives, Form and Content, 3. The past and its senses in Anglo-Saxon Society: the vernacular and Latin, 4. Bede and his works, 5. The Historia Regum, Conclusion, 5. Consumption: Aristocratic Eating,Introduction, 1. Types of evidence available, 2. Fasting and Feasting, 3. Flixborough, Conclusion, 6. The End: Death,Introduction, 1. Death as a form of time reckoning, 2. Periods, Chronology and their meaning in Archaeology, 3. Clerics, jewellery and status, 4. Wills: reproduction through death, 5. Rites of Death, Conclusion,Conclusion, Index., List of Figures.