I will shortly post the first of six articles on the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons. The series gives a voice to a king, an aristocrat, a farmer, a slave and a missionary. In this way, I hope, we might see and feel more clearly the mix of hopes, fears, pressures and incentives – worldly and spiritual […]
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COMPANIONS OF THE HEARTH
THE KING, THE WARRIOR, THE GIFT AND THE HEARTH Those familiar with Anglo-Saxon history or literature will know the term, ’hearth companions’ or ‘hearth group’. Although its meaning changed over the Anglo-Saxon period, at core, it is wonderfully redolent of Germanic warrior culture. A group of chosen warriors fiercely loyal to their lord (king, prince or noble), […]
A Demonic Murder
A Demonic Murder What purpose is a stone, if it crumble and the wall falls? What purpose is a field, if it lies barren? What purpose is a man, if he fails his deepest duty? This short murder story continues the tales of Father Eadred, a local priest trying to save souls and solve murders in […]