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Slaves were part of the fabric of English society throughout the
Anglo-Saxon era and the 12th-century, but as the base of the social pyramid,
English slaves have left no known written records. However, there are extensive
references to them throughout the documents and writings of the period. This
study seeks to convey a picture of slaves and slavery in England, viewed
against the background of English society as a whole. This study shows how
slaves came to be enslaved, their rights and obligations, how they were freed
and the nature of such freedom, how the institution changed, and how it related
to the appearance of serfdom, which came to characterize post-Conquest rural
society. The survey concludes that the concepts of enslavement were embedded in
the religious imagery of the period. A study of slavery in Anglo-Saxon England, showing how slaves came to be
enslaved, their rights and obligations, how they were freed and the nature of
such freedom, how the institution changed, and how it related to serfdom, which
came to characterize post-Conquest English rural society.
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Slavery in Early Mediaeval England: From the Reign of Alfred Until the Twelfth Century
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