The Lords of Battle: Image and Reality of the Comitatus in Dark-Age Britain Paperback - 1998
by Stephen S. Evans
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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.
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- Title The Lords of Battle: Image and Reality of the Comitatus in Dark-Age Britain
- Author Stephen S. Evans
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Paperback
- Pages 180
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Boydell Press, Woodbridge
- Date 1998-09-10
- 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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- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Cultural Region: British
- Dewey Decimal Code 355.02
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