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IMC 2019: Sessions

Session 1001: Law and Legal Culture in Anglo-Saxon England, I: Royal Legislation, Power, and Authority

Wednesday 3 July 2019, 09.00-10.30

Sponsor:Classical, Medieval & Renaissance Studies, University of Saskatchewan
Organisers:Courtnay Konshuh, Department of History, St Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan
Chelsea Shields-Más, Department of History, University of York
Moderator/Chair:Courtnay Konshuh, Department of History, St Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan
Paper 1001-aThe Reeve versus the Sheriff: The Fates of Some Anglo-Saxon Administrators after the Norman Conquest
(Language: English)
Chelsea Shields-Más, Department of History, University of York
Index terms: Administration, Law, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History
Paper 1001-bHybridity and Identity in Old English Law
(Language: English)
Abigail Sprenkle, Department of Medieval Studies, Cornell University
Index terms: Law, Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 1001-cAnglo-Saxon Legal Culture at the Court of King Alfred the Great: Intersections of Law, Literature, and Royal Authority
(Language: English)
Matthew Gillis, Faculty of English Language & Literature, University of Oxford
Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Law, Politics and Diplomacy
Abstract

The last several decades have seen numerous developments in the study of Anglo-Saxon law and legal culture across the whole of the Old English period. Medievalists from across many disciplines have come together to produce work that has improved our understanding of government and administration in the period, and Anglo-Saxon legal culture is now a vibrant and growing field. Following the fruitful sessions on Law and Legal Culture in Anglo-Saxon England at the Kalamazoo ICMS in recent years, this session seeks to continue that work and the dialogue on this dynamic topic.