IMC 2004: Sessions
Session 1612: Cultural Exchange and Adaptation in Anglo-Saxon England
Thursday 15 July 2004, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge |
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Organiser: | Geraldine Parsons, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge |
Moderator/Chair: | Emily Lethbridge, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge |
Paper 1612-a | Awkward Bedfellows: The English and the Danes after the Conquest of 1016 (Language: English) Index terms: Military History, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History |
Paper 1612-b | The Adaption of Old Norse Grið in Old English as Represented in the Works of Archbishop Wulfstan (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Language and Literature - Scandinavian |
Paper 1612-c | From Square to 'Thoroughly Caroline': Anglo-Saxon and Continental Influences in the Development of English Vernacular Miniscule (Language: English) Index terms: Manuscripts and Palaeography, Monasticism |
Abstract | This session explores some examples of the exchange and adaption of cultures in Anglo-Saxon England. Paper I deals with the interaction of the English and the Danes after 1016 by focussing on the political martial and social consequences of conquest. Paper II treats a similar moment of cultural interaction but from a linguistic perspective by examining the use of an old Norse loan word in Archbishop Wulfstan's Old English works. Paper III views the theme from a paleographical vantage point and examines the mixed cultural heritage of English vernacular miniscule. |