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"Communal meals were an important part of Anglo-Saxon society. They were enjoyed by nobles and yeomen, warriors, farmers, churchmen and laity. Some of the feasts were informal communal gatherings (gebeorscipe) while others were formal ritual gatherings (symbel)." "Using the evidence of Old English texts - including the epic Beowulf and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles - Stephen Pollington shows that the idea of feasting remained central to early English social traditions long after the physical reality had declined in importance."--Jacket.

Fasts and feasts --- Dinners and dining --- English literature --- Fasts and feasts in literature. --- Fêtes religieuses --- Repas --- Littérature anglaise --- Fêtes religieuses dans la littérature --- History --- History and criticism. --- Histoire --- Histoire et critique --- England --- Great Britain --- Angleterre --- Grande-Bretagne --- Social life and customs --- Moeurs et coutumes --- Dinners and dining. --- Fasts and feasts. --- Fest --- Fest. --- Manners and customs. --- History and criticism --- Old English. --- Sozialgeschichte 449-1066. --- To 1500. --- England. --- Great Britain.