Journal article
Translatio imperii: The Old English Orosius and the rise of Wessex
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This article argues that the Old English Orosius, a work traditionally viewed as a product of the educational reforms of King Alfred of Wessex (r. 871–899), can be constructively read in relation to developments in Anglo-Saxon political thought in the early tenth as well as in the late ninth centuries. The earliest extant manuscript of the Orosius was probably copied at Winchester in the early tenth century by the same scribe responsible for the entries for the late ninth and early tenth cent...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- De Gruyter Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Anglia: Zeitschrift fuer Englische Philologie Journal website
- Volume:
- 133
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 656-705
- Publication date:
- 2015-11-05
- Acceptance date:
- 2015-08-16
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1865-8938
- ISSN:
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0340-5222
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:571214
- UUID:
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uuid:13db9525-8ad4-4c13-a1ff-5b2904ba517f
- Local pid:
- pubs:571214
- Source identifiers:
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571214
- Deposit date:
- 2015-10-26
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- Copyright holder:
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Copyright date:
- 2015
- Notes:
- Copyright © 2015 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.
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