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Record Number:
9818
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Thompson , Victoria.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Women, Power, and Protection in Tenth- and Eleventh-Century England [The author briefly explores Old English texts which present women's voices in order to determine whether their power was real or merely rhetorical].
Source:
Medieval Women and the Law. Edited by Noël James Menuge. Boydell Press, 2000. Pages 1 - 17.
Description:
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Ælfflaed, Widow of Ealdorman Byrhtnoth
Beowulf, Old English Epic
Law
Noble Women
Power
Wealhtheow (Literary Figure)
Wills
Women in Literature
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
10-11
Primary Evidence:
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Abstract:
Related Resources:
Author's Affiliation:
University of York [Doctoral Candidate]
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
2000.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0851157750