The Making of England: A New History of the Anglo-Saxon World Elizabeth Pepper Circumpolar religion and the question

Circumpolar religion and the question of Old Norse shamanism

Average wing - 7"-8"L x 6 1/2"W

On his travels

-“The Gold of the North”-

This one was found at Repton

The Making of England: A New History of the Anglo-Saxon World Elizabeth Pepper Circumpolar religion and the questionDuring the tenth century England began to emerge as a distinct country with an identity that was both part of yet separate from 'Christendom'. The reigns of Athelstan, Edgar and Ethelred witnessed the emergence of many key institutions: the formation of towns on modern street plans; an efficient administration; and a serviceable system of tax. Mark Atherton here shows how the stories, legends, biographies and chronicles of Anglo Saxon England