Prosperity and Power in the Age of Bede and Beowulf
Prosperity and Power in the Age of Bede and Beowulf
RALEIGH LECTURE ON HISTORY
This chapter considers the evidence for rural wealth in the seventh and eighth centuries in the country which was to become England. It demonstrates that the expansion of international trade and the proliferation of coinage created the conditions for a shift in balance, and for the first time the means became available to turn rural surpluses into something like treasure. The movement of two separate economies towards convergence increased the potentiality of kingship.
Keywords: rural wealth, England, international trade, coinage, kingship, prosperity, power, Bede, Beowulf
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