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Anglo-Saxon Kingship and Political Power : Rex gratia Dei - Kathrin McCann

Anglo-Saxon Kingship and Political Power

Rex gratia Dei

By: Kathrin McCann

eBook | 15 October 2018 | Edition Number 1

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Works on Anglo-Saxon kingship often take as their starting point the line from Beowulf: 'that was a good king'. This monograph, however, explores what it means to be a king, and how kings defined their own kingship in opposition to other powers. Kings derived their royal power from a divine source, which led to conflicts between the interpreters of the divine will (the episcopate) and the individual wielding power (the king). Demonstrating how Anglo-Saxon kings were able to manipulate political ideologies to increase their own authority, this book explores the unique way in which Anglo-Saxon kings understood the source and nature of their power, and of their own authority.

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