Peace-Weavers and Shield Maidens: Women in Early English Society

An account of the earliest Englishwomen; the part they played in the making of England, what they did in peace and war, the impressions they left in Britain and on the continent, how they were recorded in the chronicles and how they came alive in heroic verse and riddles. The Recorded History Of The English People Did Not Start In 1066 As Popularly Believed But One-thousand Years Earlier. The Roman Historian Cornelius Tacitus Noted In Germania, Published In The Year 98, That The English (latin Anglii), Who Lived In The Southern Part Of The Jutland Peninsula, Were Members Of An Alliance Of Goddess-worshippers. The Author Has Taken That As An Appropriate Opening To An Account Of The Earliest Englishwomen, The Part They Played In The Making Of England, What They Did In Peace And War, The Impressions They Left In Britain And On The Continent, How They Were Recorded In The Chronicles, How They Come Alive In Heroic Verse And Jokes.--book Jacket. Kathleen Herbert. Transcript Of A Talk Given ... To A Meeting Of ... The English Companions During The Winter Of 1994-95--foreword. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 57-59). Front Cover 1 Title Page 2 Copyright Page 3 Contents Page 4 Foreword 5 Introduction 6 Peace-Weavers & Shield Maidens 8 Bibliography 58 Some of Our Other Titles 61 Back Cover 66