Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Definitions of Old Age
- 2 Merits of Old Age
- 3 Drawbacks of Old Age
- 4 frode fyrnwitan: Old Saints in Anglo-Saxon Hagiography
- 5 hare hilderincas: Old Warriors in Anglo-Saxon England
- 6 ealde eðelweardas: Beowulf as a Mirror of Elderly Kings
- 7 gamole geomeowlan: Old Women in Anglo-Saxon England
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Anglo-Saxon Studies
Abbreviations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 January 2023
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Definitions of Old Age
- 2 Merits of Old Age
- 3 Drawbacks of Old Age
- 4 frode fyrnwitan: Old Saints in Anglo-Saxon Hagiography
- 5 hare hilderincas: Old Warriors in Anglo-Saxon England
- 6 ealde eðelweardas: Beowulf as a Mirror of Elderly Kings
- 7 gamole geomeowlan: Old Women in Anglo-Saxon England
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Anglo-Saxon Studies
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- Old Age in Early Medieval EnglandA Cultural History, pp. ix - xPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2019