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  • Winters in the World

  • A Journey Through the Anglo-Saxon Year
  • By: Eleanor Parker
  • Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
  • Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (9 ratings)
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Interweaving literature, history, and religion, an exquisite meditation on the turning of the seasons in medieval England.

Winters in the World is a beautifully observed journey through the cycle of the year in Anglo-Saxon England, exploring the festivals, customs, and traditions linked to the different seasons. Drawing on a wide variety of source material, including poetry, histories, and religious literature, Eleanor Parker investigates how Anglo-Saxons felt about the annual passing of the seasons and the profound relationship they saw between human life and the rhythms of nature. 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. It celebrates some of the finest treasures of medieval literature and provides an imaginative connection to the Anglo-Saxon world.
©2022 Eleanor Parker (P)2023 Tantor
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  • Categories: History
Medieval Nature & Ecology
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Sleep inducing narration

I bought this Audible book to supplement the physical book that I already had. With a hectic schedule I often find that I start a book and then don’t quickly pick it up again and forget where I got to. This narrated book was intended to resolve that. However, the narration is just that: there is no feeling or passion that I am certain the author intended or felt. This rather flat presentation makes me dose off. Great for insomnia but not for the interesting story the book contains. I wasted my money on this one.

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