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Even the Venerable Bede knew little about the two Anglo-Saxon kingdoms described in this book. In the sixth and seventh centuries the pagan peoples of the Hwicce and Magonsaetan occupied the frontier from Stratford-upon-Avon as far as the Welsh kingdoms west of Offa's Dyke. They retained their own kings, aristocracy and independent monasteries into the eighth century. Using archaeological, place-name and historical sources, Dr Sims-Williams describes the early conversion to Christianity of these people, the origins of the dioceses of Worcester and Hereford, and the precocious growth of Anglo-Saxon monasticism. Drawing on many neglected documents he reveals a wide range of Continental, Irish and Anglo-Saxon influences on the church and shows that the monasteries were as varied in character as the Northumbrian foundations described by Bede. Book Description Using archaeological, literary, place-name and historical sources, Dr Sims-Williams describes the early conversion to Christianity of the pagan peoples of the Hwicce and Magonsaetan who occupied an area stretching from Stratford-upon-Avon to the Welsh kingdoms west of Offa's Dyke.

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Author

Patrick Sims-Williams

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

1990

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521383257

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Poetry, Education