The Saxons in England - A History of the English Commonwealth till the Period of the Norman Conquest - John Mitchell Kemble - Paperback Bog -
Brand: Cambridge University Press
Description
This monumental 1849 publication was the first detailed analysis to compare Anglo-Saxon institutions with those of other Germanic peoples. Drawing on the evidence of early charters, Volume 1 discusses the Saxons' arrival in Britain and their laws and institutions, emphasising the relationship between land ownership and rank in Anglo-Saxon society.
