Did the English really think they were God’s elect in the Anglo-Saxon period?
<p>This article challenges the contention that during the Anglo-Saxon period the English considered themselves God's specially chosen people, like the Old Testament Israelites. The texts upon which this interpretation has been based are re-analysed; particular attention is devoted to the...
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Cambridge University Press
2013
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