Old English Lives of Saints
Author | : Aelfric |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674241290 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674241299 |
Rating | : 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
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.