Location in space and time; the North Sea coastal area - settlement history from Roman to early medieval times; social relations among the Old Saxons; jural relations among the Saxons before and after Christianization; rural economy of the continental Saxons from the migration period to the tenth century; the beginnings of urban economies among the Saxons; Saxon art between interpretation and imitation - the influence of Roman, Scandinavian, Frankish and Christian art on the material of the continental Saxons AD 400-1000; three aspects of the Old Saxon biblical epic, "The Heliand"; beyond satraps and ostriches - political and social structures of the Saxons in the early Carolingian period; the conversion of the Old Saxons.
Well worth the attention of serious students of early medieval
history and archaeology.
*THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW*
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