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Motherhood and Mothering in Anglo-Saxon England

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  • © 2000

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Authors:
  1. Mary Dockray-Miller
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Part of the book series: The New Middle Ages (TNMA)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Maternal Performers

    • Mary Dockray-Miller
    Pages 1-8

  3. Matrilineal Genealogy and MildriĐ’s Maternal Legacy

    • Mary Dockray-Miller
    Pages 9-41

  4. The Maternal Genealogy of ÆĐelflÆd, Lady of The Mercians

    • Mary Dockray-Miller
    Pages 43-76

  5. The Mothers of Beowulf

    • Mary Dockray-Miller
    Pages 77-115

  6. Afterword The Politics of Motherhood

    • Mary Dockray-Miller
    Pages 117-124

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 125-161
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About this book

Motherhood and Mothering in Anglo-Saxon England sifts through the historical evidence to describe and analyze a world of violence and intrigue, where mothers needed to devise their own systems to protect, nurture, and teach their children. Mary Dockray-Miller casts a maternal eye on Bede, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and Beowulf to reveal mothers who created rituals, genealogies, and institutions for their children and themselves. Little-known historical figures - queens, abbesses, and other noblewomen - used their power in court and convent to provide education, medical care, and safety for their children, showing us that mothers of a thousand years ago and mothers of today had many of the same goals and aspirations.

About the author

Mary Dockray-Miller teaches English in the College of Advancing Studies at Boston College.

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