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The Lords of Battle: Image and Reality of the Comitatus in Dark-Age Britain Paperback - 1998
by Evans, Stephen S
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Details
- Title The Lords of Battle: Image and Reality of the Comitatus in Dark-Age Britain
- Author Evans, Stephen S
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Paperback
- Condition New
- Pages 180
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher BOYE6, Woodbridge
- Date 1998-09-10
- Bookseller's Inventory # ING9780851156620
- ISBN 9780851156620 / 0851156622
- Weight 0.67 lbs (0.30 kg)
- Dimensions 9.17 x 6.12 x 0.55 in (23.29 x 15.54 x 1.40 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Cultural Region: British
- Dewey Decimal Code 355.02
From the rear cover
The Lords of Battle examines the image of the comitatus, or warband, as it is portrayed in literary and historical sources from Britain's early medieval period; in so doing, it attempts to determine the extent to which this image reflects an historical reality. Through an extensive use of a variety of source material, literary, historical, and archaeological, the book investigates both the structure of the warband, and the practices and institutions which supported it. After a review of the historical background of Dark Age Britain, Stephen Evans explores the practical characteristics of the comitatus, such as its military organisation; its internal social structure and its place within society as a whole; and the lord-retainer relationship, its duties and obligations. He also examines the cultural, social, and economic institutions which produced and supported the warband, including the role of the court poets; the importance of the hall; hostage-taking and fosterage; and food-renders, tribute, and booty. Overall, the study provides a number of insights into the ideals and practices of Britain's Celtic and Anglo-Saxon warrior-elites during a turbulent period.