Wills and will-making in Anglo-Saxon England. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Linda Tollerton.
• Other Names: Tollerton, Linda
• Contents: Introduction; Anglo-Saxon written wills: the nature of the evidence; The process of will-making; Politics, power and the bequest of land; Lay bequest of land: pious gifts and family strategy; The bequest of movable wealth; Wills, commemoration and lay piety; Conclusion: Why make a written will in Anglo-Saxon England?; Appendix 1: The corpus of Anglo-Saxon wills; Appendix 2: The evidence for wills and will-making in the Liber Eliensis and Chronicon Rameseiensis ; Appendix 3: The bequest of movable wealth; Appendix 4: Local churches mentioned in wills; Appendix 5: Note on unpublished material by Patrick Wormald; Bibliography
• Publisher Details: Woodbridge : York Medieval Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (346 pages)
• Subjects: 929.3420902; LAW / Arbitration, Negotiation, Mediation; Wills -- England -- History -- To 1500; Probate records -- England -- History -- To 1500; Legal history
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781846158513; 1846158516
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.