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Frontmatter

© 2019, Boydell and Brewer

© 2019, Boydell and Brewer

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Illustrations vi
  4. Acknowledgements vii
  5. Abbreviations ix
  6. Introduction 1
  7. 1. Definitions of Old Age 16
  8. 2. Merits of Old Age 52
  9. 3. Drawbacks of Old Age 76
  10. 4. frode fyrnwitan: Old Saints in Anglo-Saxon Hagiography 110
  11. 5. hare hilderincas: Old Warriors in Anglo-Saxon England 135
  12. 6. ealde eðelweardas: Beowulf as a Mirror of Elderly Kings 177
  13. 7. gamole geomeowlan: Old Women in Anglo-Saxon England 212
  14. Conclusion 232
  15. Bibliography 237
  16. Index 264
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Old Age in Early Medieval England
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Illustrations vi
  4. Acknowledgements vii
  5. Abbreviations ix
  6. Introduction 1
  7. 1. Definitions of Old Age 16
  8. 2. Merits of Old Age 52
  9. 3. Drawbacks of Old Age 76
  10. 4. frode fyrnwitan: Old Saints in Anglo-Saxon Hagiography 110
  11. 5. hare hilderincas: Old Warriors in Anglo-Saxon England 135
  12. 6. ealde eðelweardas: Beowulf as a Mirror of Elderly Kings 177
  13. 7. gamole geomeowlan: Old Women in Anglo-Saxon England 212
  14. Conclusion 232
  15. Bibliography 237
  16. Index 264
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