Old English Lives of Saints

Old English Lives of Saints
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ISBN-10 : 0674241290
ISBN-13 : 9780674241299
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Download or read book Old English Lives of Saints written by Aelfric and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old English Lives of Saints, a series composed in the 990s by the Benedictine monk Aelfric, portrays an array of saints--including virgin martyrs, kings, soldiers, and bishops--whose examples modeled courageous faith, self-sacrifice, and individual and collective resistance at a turbulent time when England was under severe Viking attack.


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