Motherhood and mothering in Anglo-Saxon England
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Motherhood and mothering in Anglo-Saxon England
（The new Middle Ages）
Macmillan, 2000
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Includes bibliographical references (p.[149]-157) and index
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Description
This study sifts through the historical evidence to describe and analyze a world of violence and intrigue, where mothers needed to devise their own systems to protect, nurture and teach their children. The author casts a maternal eye on Bede, the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" and "Beowulf", to reveal mothers who created rituals, genealogies and institutions for their children and themselves. Little-known historical figures - queens, abbesses and other noblewomen - used their power in court and convent to provide education, medical care and safety for their children, showing us that mothers of a thousand years ago and mothers of today had many of the same goals and aspirations.
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