E-Book, Englisch, 346 Seiten
Tollerton Wills and Will-Making in Anglo-Saxon England
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-84615-851-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
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E-Book, Englisch, 346 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-84615-851-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
A study of the implications and practices of wills and will-making in Anglo-Saxon society, and of the varieties of inheritance strategies and commemorative arrangements adopted.
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Introduction
Anglo-Saxon written wills: the nature of the evidence
The process of will-making
Politics, power and the bequest of land
Lay bequest of land: pious gifts and family strategy
The bequest of movable wealth
Wills, commemoration and lay piety
Conclusion: Why make a written will in Anglo-Saxon England?
Appendix 1: The corpus of Anglo-Saxon wills
Appendix 2: The evidence for wills and will-making in the Liber Eliensis and Chronicon Rameseiensis
Appendix 3: The bequest of movable wealth
Appendix 4: Local churches mentioned in wills
Appendix 5: Note on unpublished material by Patrick Wormald
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