Living in the tenth century: mentalities and social orders
delivers a fascinating view of tenth-century Europe on the eve second millenium. He writes this hoping we, third millenium, will take time also to look at who we are and our world. . This engaging book lucidly carries reader through an amazing amount material. Medieval scholars find it resourceful challenging; nonscholar enlightening.--A. L. Kolp, Choice offers magnificent survey all main spheres life: social order, rural economy, schooling religious belief practice in both secular monastic church. His command, especially narrative sources, their fine nuances attitude emotion underlying norms, is masterly he employs them here with sensitiveness feel for subject that have always been hallmarks his work.--Karl Leyser, Francia Patrick Geary's translation Fichtenau belongs most admirable scholary genres, great works scholarship translated by scholars. It ranks Contreni's Riche Taylor-Little Chenu. be delight students phases European history.--Edward M. Peters, University Pennsylvania Heinrich Fichtenau, best known English audiences Carolingian Empire: The Age Charlemagne, was president Institute Austrian Historical Research Vienna from 1962 until retirement 1984. author dozen books medieval studies editor several journals.
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