Translatio imperii: The Old English Orosius and the rise of Wessex
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 centuri...
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De Gruyter
2015
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