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The Anglo-Saxon Elite : Northumbrian Society in the Long Eighth Century
The End: Death
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Abstract
This chapter sets out the importance of death in Anglo-Saxon society, especially when it comes to the reproduction of the ruling class. The main argument is that rituals of death change over time in the long eighth century, but they continue to represent a class apotheosis, since they converge all the aspects of aristocratic life mentioned in the earlier chapters.