The Making of England: A New History of the Anglo-Saxon World north A thousand years ago

A thousand years ago

and a trickster who teaches truth

and use magical techniques to find love and prosperity

The first scholar to fully examine this myth in each of its myriad forms

The Making of England: A New History of the Anglo-Saxon World north A thousand years agoDuring the tenth century England began to emerge as a distinct country with an identity that was both part of yet separate from 'Christendom'. The reigns of Athelstan, Edgar and Ethelred witnessed the emergence of many key institutions: the formation of towns on modern street plans; an efficient administration; and a serviceable system of tax. Mark Atherton here shows how the stories, legends, biographies and chronicles of Anglo Saxon England