Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: Daily Life in Anglo-Saxon England - Carole Biggam, Carole Hough, and Daria Izdebska
Part 1: The Historical Thesaurus of English
Loss, Replacement, and Some Old English Words that Died Out
Part 2: The Physical Life of the Anglo-Saxons
A Vocabulary of the Everyday - Paul Cavill
Doubtful Anglo-Saxon Dandelions: A Conceptual Approach - Carole P. Biggam
A Cat’s Eye View: Vermin in Anglo-Saxon England - Karen Louise Jolly
The Galloway (2014) Viking Hoard: Some Preliminary Observations - James Graham-Campbell
Looped Stitch: The Travels and Development of an Embroidery Stitch - Alexandra Lester-Makin
Part 3: The Mental Life of the Anglo-Saxons
More Than Meets the Eye: Cultural Color Resonances in Old English Literature - Amy W. Clark
A New Perspective on Old English Metaphor - Carole Hough
Joy in the Emotional Life of the Anglo-Saxons - Antonina Harbus
Part 4: The Social Life of the Anglo-Saxons
The Daily Lives of Anglo-Saxons: The Evidence from Inscribed Objects - Elisabeth Okasha
Weekly Weather from the Anglo-Saxon Psalter: Rainfall and Dewfall in Picture and Prayer - Phyllis Portnoy
Merriment, Entertainment, and Community in Anglo-Saxon Culture - Martha Bayless
Index
List of Contributors