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Origins of Anglo Saxon Kingship

Started by Imperial Dave, July 03, 2020, 06:54:53 PM

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Imperial Dave

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Quote from: Holly on July 03, 2020, 06:54:53 PM
https://www.academia.edu/23767162/The_Origins_of_Anglo-Saxon_Kingship?email_work_card=view-paper

for those that are interested, a thesis from 2015 on early Anglo Saxon Kingship

It was certainly intriguing, and I think the conclusion can best be summed up as , "They had it very early"  and probably brought it with them

Imperial Dave

which is in contrast to others opinions that they 'copied' it from Romano British Western Kingdoms. It might be a bit of both
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