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 AGES PASTThe Dark AgesJourney back in time to the dark era from the fall of Rome to 1100 A.D. Discover little-known, intimate details about the personal lives and loves of the famous and infamous people who made history happen! Explore the Dark Ages! From the fall of Rome to the Norman Conquest, learning, scholarship, and culture disappeared from the European continent. The light of civilization was almost extinquished. The Greek and Roman classics and Judeo-Christian writings would have been utterly lost were it not for the holy men and women of unconquered Ireland who copied the classics, or for men like Charlemagne & King Arthur who struggled to re-establish order and Christianity.
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There have been many books about the Vikings but few that see them from their own point of view. Most accounts rely on the records of prejudiced observers, who saw the Vikings only as savage invaders. In this book, a picture of the Vikings emerges through their own writings or the reports of people who knew them well. It defines their social values, their heroic view of life, and the problems they encountered on their voyages of discovery. It shows how they coped with famine and other disasters, travel and its perils, as well as their sometimes irreverent approach to their gods and goddesses, the supernatural, magic, and charms. Includes runic inscriptions, skalds, literature that entertained them, and historical and eyewitness accounts that define the Vikings' unique life view.
Wessex in the Early Middle Ages:
Covers that part of the Britain that became the dominant Saxon/English kingdom from the departure of the Romans about 400 to the arrival of the Normans in 1066. Viking raids
are a recurring problem. Paperback, 367pp
The History of the Kings of Britain:
It is an epic work spanning two thousand years, from the founding of Britain by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons. As a historian Geoffrey of Monmouth is sometimes less than reliable, but as the chronicler of half-legendary figures whose deeds have captured the imagination of millions, he is unrivalled: Lear, Cymbeline and, above all, King Arthur was first recorded here, and the "Historia's" influence inspired Malory and Tennyson, Shakespeare and Dryden. An important work.
The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Runes:
Consulted by the Vikings, runes remain for some a method of divination. An easy to understand introduction to the what, where, and how of Runes.
Lords of Battle:
Examines the image of the comitatus, or warband, as it is portrayed in literary and historical sources from Britain's early medieval period, attempting to determine the extent to which it reflects an historical reality.
Lucifer: The Devil in the Middle Ages:
...the third in a series of four planned volumes. This volume follows The Devil: Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity to Primitive Christianity and Satan. Read the great reviews these books are getting. If you love history and/or psychology this book will fascinate you...
Kalevala:
A rare portrait of an ancient people in both war and peace. The Kalevala is the great Finnish epic which, like the "Iliad" and "Odyssey", grew out of a rich oral tradition with prehistoric roots. During the first millennium of our era, speakers of Uralic languages (outside the Indo-European group) who had settled in the Baltic region developed an oral poetry that was to last into the nineteenth century.
Merovingian Mortuary Archaeology and the Making of the Early Middle Ages:
A history of the discovery and interpretation of medieval burials in Gaul (what would eventually become France). This authoritative book makes a major contribution to the study of death and burial in late antique and early medieval society. A long overdue work.
Beowulf:
A faithful rendering that is simultaneously an original and gripping poem in its own right. On AUDIO CASSETTE: listen while you drive or lay on the beach.
Beowulf:
The inescapability of death and the transience of all things permeates it from its first lines to its conclusion. The work of a culture deeply concerned with these issues--extraordinary translation-- gripping and racy, startingly contemporary.--a faithful rendering that is simultaneously an original and gripping poem in its own right--compelling and instantly mesmerizing. A major literary accomplishment that may indeed make poetry mainstream again. Hardcover-LARGEPRINT edition.
Beowulf and Judith:
The two great epic-theme poems Beowulf and Judith, paired in the Beowulf Manuscript preserved in the British Museum, are here presented in a translation with a unique fidelity that restores the true Anglo-Saxon rhythmical line of five subtypes of four beat stress adhering scrupulously to the alliterative strictures of Anglo-Saxon verse and exploiting its epithetical style. This is a ground breaking piece of work...
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This is the only first hand account of the life of France's greatest ruler. written by close friend and courtier, Einhard, the book contains personal information and the habits of Charlemagne.
Manuscripts and Libraries in the Age of Charlemagne: The author, Bischoff (1906-1991), was one of the most renowned scholars of medieval palaeography of the twentieth century. In this book seven of his classic essays on aspects of eighth and ninth century culture appear for the first time in English. They include an investigation of the role of books in the transmission of culture from the sixth to the ninth century, and studies of the court libraries of Charlemagne and Louis the Pious, as well as of writing centers and libraries associated with major monastic and cathedral schools. This rich collection provides a full, coherent study of Carolingian culture from a number of different yet interdependent aspects, providing new insights for scholars and students alike.
History of the Transmission of Ancient Books to Modern Times: A voluminous, detailed history of how ancient books and manuscripts have come down to the present time. For bibliophiles, an extremely valuable book, especially useful because of its comprehensiveness. Important for all literature and library science collections. Library Binding version.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is the first continuous national history of any western people in their own language. Compiled over several centuries, it traces the migration of Saxon warlords to Roman Britain, their gradual development of a settled society and conversion to Christianity, the onslaught of the Vikings and then the Norman Conquest. It continued to be written long after the last Saxon king was dead, and goes on to describe atrocities perpetrated by the barons during the reign of Stephen. Professor Swanton's translation is the most complete and faithful reading ever published.
Caring for Body and Soul: Burial and the Afterlife in the Merovingian World: Reveals the social significance of burial rites in early medieval Europe during the time of the Merovingian, or so-called "Long-Haired" Kings from 500 to 800 C.E. Funerals provided an opportunity for the display of wealth through elaborate ceremonies involving the placement of goods such as weapons, jewelry, and ceramic vessels in graves and the use of above-ground monuments. During the late 600s, however, these practices gave way to Masses and prayers for the dead performed by clerics at churches removed from cemeteries. Effros uses a wide range of historical and archaeological evidence that few other scholars have mastered. The result is a revealing analysis.
1066: The Year of the Conquest: Everyone knows 1066 as the date of the Norman invasion and conquest of England. But how many of us can place that event in the context of the entire dramatic year in which it took place? From the death of Edward the Confessor in early January to the Christmas coronation of Duke William of Normandy, there is an almost uncanny symmetry, as well as a relentlessly exciting surge, of events leading to and from Hastings.
"Common women" in medieval times tells the stories of the daily lives of streetwalkers, brothel workers, and the medieval equivalent of call girls--and their customers... makes a significant contribution to our appreciation of the social and cultural history not of prostitutes alone, but of all women in medieval England.
Early Medieval Europe, 300-1000:
A synoptic account of events in Europe from the Christianization of the Roman Empire to the solid foundations of medieval institutions, recounting the demise of the empire, immigrations and raids from the north and east (from Huns to Vikings) the rise of Islam, and the Carolingian era. Paperback, 533pp
The Last Apocalypse: Europe at the Year 1000 A.D.: James Reston, Jr.'s enthralling saga of how the Christian kingdoms converted, conquered, and slaughtered their way to dominance brings to life unforgettable historical characters who embodied the struggle for the soul of Europe. From the righteous fury of the Viking queen Sigrid the Strong-Minded, who burned unwanted suitors alive; to the brilliant but too-cunning Moor Al-Mansor the Illustrious Victor: to the aptly named English king Ethelred the Unready: to the abiding genius of the age, Pope Sylvester II - warrior-kings and concubine empresses, maniacal warrior and religious zealots, bring this stirring period to life. Paperback, 336pp
This is a challenging book which all historians of medieval Europe and social theorists will have to come to terms with. . . .read the reviews. Paperback
Living on the Brink of Apocalypse: Carnage, famine, cannibalism, pestilence, murder, corruption and madness reign supreme. As rich as any fantasy, this chilling historical account provides a distant mirror to our own troubled times. Drawing implicit parallels to our own troubled times, noted author Richard Erdoes re-creates the Christian world on the threshold of the first millennium, ravaged from without and within by forces of evil, facing the dawning of a new epoch and a frighteningly uncertain future. It is an era filled with apocalyptic visions of mass destruction and world war, in which the carpe diem philosophy has risen to new heights.
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Travel to ancient worlds from the Stone Age through the Renaissance with books, film and music selected and assembled here by AGES PAST. 
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle:
Common Women; Prostitution and Sexuality in Medieval England:
Kingdoms and Communities in Western Europe, 900-1300:
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