ENGLAND AND THE CONTINENT IN THE NINTH CENTURY: III, RIGHTS AND RITUALS
Janet L. Nelson
This essay aims to show that in England and on the Continent, ninth-century individuals groups a wide variety of social milieux from peasants substantial landowners, including women, had strong sense rights status property were rational something like modern while surrounded by rituals seem very un-modern. Un-modern, too, terms which held, forms contexts negotiated renegotiated between local holders, lords kings. With reference material Wessex various parts Carolingian Empire, it is suggested linkage was symptomatic sophisticated cultures with apt ways managing conflict creating consensus localities kingdoms. The so-called decimation King Æthelwulf discussed as meaningful case point.
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