{"product_id":"religion-and-literature-in-western-england-600-800-paperback","title":"Religion and Literature in Western England, 600 800 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Sims-Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSimon Keynes\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAndy Orchard\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 468\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756504023328,"sku":"9780521673426","price":67.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d6e9570475acd444edd237562c4886eb.webp?v=1780080405","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/religion-and-literature-in-western-england-600-800-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}