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The Saxons in England, A History of the English Commonwealth till the Period of the Norman Conquest

The Saxons in England, A History of the English Commonwealth till the Period of the Norman Conquest

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Number of Chapters: 30

Length: 19 hours and 38 minutes

Language: English

The following pages contain an account of the principles upon which the public and political life of our Anglosaxon forefathers was based, and the institutions in which those principles were most clearly manifested. The subject is a grave one: it is the history of the childhood of our own age--the explanation of its manhood. (From the Preface)

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Title Page - Dedication - Preface - Preface to the New Edition (Ærik Bjørnsson)
Book I, Chapter I - Saxon and Welsh Traditions (Ærik Bjørnsson)
Book I, Chapter II - The Mark (Ærik Bjørnsson)
Book I, Chapter III - The Gá or Scír (Ærik Bjørnsson)
Book I, Chapter IV - Landed Possession. The Eðel, Híd, or Alod (Jim Locke)
Book I, Chapter V - Personal Rank. The Freeman. The Noble. (Jim Locke)
Book I, Chapter VI - The King (Jim Locke)
Book I, Chapter VII - The Noble by Service (Jim Locke)
Book I, Chapter VIII - The Unfree. The Serf. (Jim Locke)
Book I, Chapter IX - The Mutual Guarantee. Mægburgh. Tithing. Hundred. (Jim Locke)
Book I, Chapter X - Fǽhðe. Wergyld. (Jim Locke)
Book I, Chapter XI - Folcland. Bócland. Lǽnland. (Jim Locke)
Book I, Chapter XII, Part 1 - Heathendom (Jim Locke)
Book I, Chapter XII, Part 2 - Heathendom (Jim Locke)
Book I, Chapter XII, Part 3 - Heathendom (Jim Locke)
Book II, Chapter I - Growth of the Kingly Power (Jim Locke)
Book II, Chapter II, Part I - The Regalia or Rights of Royalty (Jim Locke)
Book II, Chapter II, Part II - The Regalia or Rights of Royalty (Jim Locke)
Book II, Chapter III - The King's Court and Household (Jim Locke)
Book II, Chapter IV - The Ealdorman or Duke (Jim Locke)
Book II, Chapter V - The Geréfa (Jim Locke)
Book II, Chapter VI, Part I - The Witena Gemót (Jim Locke)
Book II, Chapter VI, Part II - The Witena Gemót (Jim Locke)
Book II, Chapter VII, Part I - The Towns (Jim Locke)
Book II, Chapter VII, Part II - The Towns (Jim Locke)
Book II, Chapter VIII, Part I - The Bishop (Jim Locke)
Book II. Chapter VIII, Part II - The Bishop (Jim Locke)
Book II, Chapter IX - The Clergy and Monks (Jim Locke)
Book II, Chapter X - The Income of the Clergy (Jim Locke)
Book II, Chapter XI - The Poor (Jim Locke)
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