Conquered The Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England by EleanorParker Paperback, Published 2023 by Bloomsbury Academic Jul 2023 ISBN-13: 978-1-350-38340-1, ISBN: 1-350-38340-6
"These tales – some reinterpreted and retold over the centuries, others carelessly forgotten over time – are ones of endurance, adaptation and vulnerability, and they all reveal a generation of young people who bravely navigated a ..."
Winters in the World A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year by EleanorParker Paperback, Published 2023 by Reaktion Books Aug 2023 ISBN-13: 978-1-78914-773-5, ISBN: 1-78914-773-5
Dragon Lords The History and Legends of Viking England by EleanorParker Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2018 by I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-78453-786-9, ISBN: 1-78453-786-1
"Why did the Vikings sail to England? Were they indiscriminate raiders, motivated solely by bloodlust and plunder? One narrative, the stereotypical one, might have it so. But locked away in the buried history of the British Isles are other, far richer and more nuanced, stories; and these hidden tales paint a picture very different from the ferocious pillagers of popular repute. Eleanor Parker here unlocks secrets that point to more comp ..."
Dragon Lords The History and Legends of Viking England (Hardback) by EleanorParker Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2019 by Bloomsbury Academic ISBN-13: 978-1-350-12499-8, ISBN: 1-350-12499-0
"Each myth shows how the legacy of the newcomers can still be traced in landscape, place-names and local history. This book uncovers the remarkable degree to which England is Viking to its core."
A Decent Woman by EleanorParker Sapia Paperback, 270 Pages, Published 2015 by Booktrope Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-62015-400-7, ISBN: 1-62015-400-5
"Ponce, Puerto Rico, at the turn of the century: Ana Belén Opaku, an Afro-Cuban born into slavery, is a proud midwife with a tempestuous past. After testifying at an infanticide trial, Ana is forced to reveal a dark secret from her past, but continues to hide an even more sinister one. Pitted against the parish priest, Padre Vicénte, and young Doctór Héctor Rivera, Ana must battle to preserve her twenty-five year career as the only midwi ..."
"Huge levels of aid are spent on reconstructing housing after disasters. Have these houses withstood the test of time and hazard? Just as important from the point of view of their owners, has the reconstruction process played a part in restoring their livelihoods and social networks? Unfortunately, aid agencies rarely go back to assess the impact of reconstruction in the longer term. The research upon which Still Standing? is based has d ..."
Winters in the World A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year (Hardback) by EleanorParker Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2022 by Reaktion Books Aug 2022 ISBN-13: 978-1-78914-672-1, ISBN: 1-78914-672-0
"Many of the festivals celebrated in the United Kingdom today have their roots in the Anglo-Saxon period, and this book traces their surprising history while unearthing traditions now long forgotten."
Still Standing? Looking Back at Reconstruction and Disaster Risk Reduction in Housing by Theo Schilderman, EleanorParker, Practical Action Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2014 by Practical Action ISBN-13: 978-1-85339-840-7, ISBN: 1-85339-840-3
"Huge levels of aid are spent on reconstructing housing after disasters. Have these houses withstood the test of time and hazard? Just as important from the point of view of their owners, has the reconstruction process played a part in restoring their livelihoods and social networks? Unfortunately, aid agencies rarely go back to assess the impact of reconstruction in the longer term. The research upon which Still Standing? is based has d ..."
Conquered The Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England by EleanorParker 272 Pages, Published 2022 by Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-350-28706-8, ISBN: 1-350-28706-7
"These tales – some reinterpreted and retold over the centuries, others carelessly forgotten over time – are ones of endurance, adaptation and vulnerability, and they all reveal a generation of young people who bravely navigated a ..."
Winters in the World A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year by EleanorParker 240 Pages, Published 2022 by Reaktion Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78914-671-4, ISBN: 1-78914-671-2
"E (Cambridge, 2004) ——, and Malcolm R. Godden, eds, The Old English Boethius (London, 2012) Johnson, John, ed., A Collection of the Laws and Canons of the Church of England (Oxford, 1850–51) Karasawa, Kazutomo, ed., The Old English ..."
Conquered The Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England by EleanorParker 272 Pages, Published 2022 ISBN-13: 978-1-350-28708-2, ISBN: 1-350-28708-3
"These tales - some reinterpreted and retold over the centuries, others carelessly forgotten over time - are ones of endurance, adaptation and vulnerability, and they all reveal a generation of young people who bravely navigated a changing ..."
"- David Bentley Hart says disruption, not dogma, is Christianity's grounds for hope. - Hanna-Barbara Gerl-Falkovitz reminds us that the Book of Revelation ends well."
"Jeder Südstaatenrebell, der dem entlegenen Unionsgefängnis Fort Bravo entfliehen will, muss die endlose Wüste des Arizona-Territoriums durchqueren… und mit der noch gnadenloseren Verfolgung durch den resoluten Fort-Captain Roper rechnen. Doch die feindlichen Parteien des Bürgerkriegs haben einen gemeinsamen Gegner: die unerbittlichen Reiter der Mescaleros führen ihren Guerilla-Krieg gegen alle Uniformen – ob Blau oder Grau."
Dragon Lords The History and Legends of Viking England by EleanorParker 288 Pages, Published 2018 by Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-83860-840-8, ISBN: 1-83860-840-0
"is explicitly said to be a Norse-speaker – he refers to St Peter in his native
language as drotin, 'lord', and by the miraculous discovery of the martyr's relics
he learns that Ragner, not St Peter, is the real drotin he has been seeking. This
must ..."
Dragon Lords The History and Legends of Viking England by EleanorParker 288 Pages, Published 2018 by Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-83860-841-5, ISBN: 1-83860-841-9
"A related story also appears in the twelfth century in William of Malmesbury's
Gesta Regum, vol. 1, pp. 176–7. Madden (ed.), The Ancient English Romance of
... 243–8; Jennifer Westwood and Jacqueline Simpson, The Lore of the Land: A
Guide to England's Legends, from Spring-Heeled Jack to the Witches of Warboys
(London, 2005), pp. 530–1. 2 Woolf, 'Of Danes and giants', p. 193. 3 Westwood
and ..."
"- Tom Holland sums up the history of pain in two artworks and threelives.- Lisabeth Button shares correspondence with a friend succumbingto Alzheimer's.- Rick Warren demonstrated how our own suffering can lead to ourbest ministry."
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