And that is called paying the Dane-geld; But we've proved it again and again, That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld You never get rid of the Dane.# Poet Rudyard Kipling outlined it best with his poem Dane-geld, first published in 1911. Even though it was written as an allegory for the relations of humanity at large, the specificity of the source demands elucidation in regard to how such a metaphor even came into existence. While no society plans for its own destruction or subjugation
The council of Whitby’s’ main aim was to resolve the Easter question, whether it be calculated in the Roman or Celtic manner. This however this was not the only outcome, or agenda of the council. The council was convened by the two kings Oswui and his son Alchfrith, this indicated that the reasons for the council were not wholly religious; the current tensions between Oswui and Alchfrith were the hidden agendas. Alchfrith whose intention was to reinforce his position as the successor to his father
In that same year on July 17th, 924 AD, King Edward the Elder died while leading an army against a Welsh-Mercian rebellion at Farndon-Upon-Dee and was suceeded by his son Æthelstan (Athelstan). King Æthelstan was King of the Anglo-Saxons from the time of his father's death to 927 AD when he conquered the remaining Viking hold in York, making him King of all of England. In Normandy, Rollo began dividing the lands between the Epte and Risle Rivers among his chieftains and himself, settled in its capital
in northeastern England, came into power. King Aethelfrith managed to expel Edwin from the kingdom of Deira, so Edwin was stationed in the kingdom of Gwynedd. Also, King Aethelfrith is accountable for coalescing Deira and Bernicia to establish Northumbria (Latin) or Northumberland (English) in some time before 604. His childhood was mostly unknown except for his exile in the kingdom of Gwynedd and his father’s death. Later circa 610, Edwin took residence with King Cearl in Mercia. Subsequently in
Introduction The purpose of this report is to explore the process of leadership on a personal and organisational level. Emphasis will be placed on analysing my current leadership competence and the leadership approaches and styles demonstrated at Mike Rogerson Estate Agents (MREA). Efforts will be made to define leadership and analyse models and toolkits derived from the literature. Introducing the organisation in particular focus, Mike Rogerson Estate Agents are property consultants dealing with
set up by law schools which present an excellent opportunity to gain experience working on cases whilst also developing their key legal skills, supervised by an experienced practitioner. One example is the Northumbria Student Law Office, a successful clinical legal education scheme by Northumbria University [8], where students take part in a legal advice and representation scheme as part of academic development, covering a wide range of legal areas such as housing, family and employment [9]. Others
The History Behind Beowulf Main Beowulf and Warfare Scop;Bede characters links bibliography Out of the 30,000 lines of literature left from the Anglo-Saxon period, almost 4,000 lines are preserved in the text of Beowulf, the epic poem of the hero with the strength of 30 men in each arm. It is a story of the supernatural as well as a record of Anglo-Saxon history. Because there was little literacy and few books in Medieval England, scops were the key to recording history. They upheld the history
In Criminal cases, the general principle is that when it comes to proving the guilt of an accused person, the burden of proving this rests with the prosecution . In the case of Woolmington v DPP , it was stated in the judgment of Lord Sankey that; “Throughout the web of the English Criminal law one golden thread is always to be seen, that is the duty of the prosecution to prove the prisoner’s guilt subject to….. the defence of insanity and subject also to any statutory exception”. From the Judgment
In most cases, the Norse Viking Age is recorded to have officially began in 793 AD with the first recorded raid through to 1066 AD, ending with the Battle of Hastings. However, these dates vary upon scholars. The Battle of Hastings wasn't exactly the end of the Viking Age, because the Norse were spread out across Europe and Viking raids continued to take place in other locations. With that said, dating the conclusion of the Viking Age is fairly generic because Viking raids were sporadic in many
“less than a century after the introduction there of Christianity” (Backhouse 7). This statement is quesstionable. Consider that the conversion of Britain to Christianity began quite early. The Catholic priest Venerable Bede, born in Bernicia, Northumbria, around 673, states in Bk 1, Ch 4 of his Ecclesiastical History of the English People that while Eleutherius was Bishop of Rome (175-189AD), a king of Britain named Lucius requested of the Pope that the king be baptized a Catholic by papal decree:
Say “Macbeth” and the first thing that comes to mind is probably the play by the famous playwright, William Shakespeare. This classic story has become a mainstay of high school English literature classes around the world. However, few people realize that there was a real king Macbeth who lived long before the Shakespearean character evolved. In fact, the only verity of historical truth in the play is King Duncan’s death at the hand of Macbeth. The “real” Macbeth was not exactly as weak and unsuccessful
The royal prerogative is a source of constitutional law; it is derived from common law powers that have been handed down from the monarchy to the executive. The significance of the prerogative in constitutional law is that it provides the executive with considerable power to act without following ‘normal’ parliamentary procedures. As Dicey explained, the prerogative is ‘every act which the executive government can lawfully do without the authority of an Act of parliament’. In constitutional terms
that the Crown cannot extend the scope of the existing prerogative. However it was held by the courts that it may be possible to adapt existing prerogatives to new situations. The case of R v Secretary of state for the Home Department, ex parte Northumbria Police Authority [1989] held that old prerogative can be modified to new circumstances. Judicial review of the Royal prerogative can control the powers of the executive. The power of the courts to review the exercise of prerogative powers is very
death in the hands of his enemies. According to this version, on his way back home after he was forced out of Paris, Ragnar’s ship washed ashore on the coast of the Kingdom of Northumbria where he attacked and held to ransom numerous times. Longing for getting revenge on Ragnar Lothbrok for a long time, King Aella of Northumbria captured and threw Ragnar into a pit of snakes, leaving him to a painful and gruesome death. Legend has it that, right before he died, Ragnar Lothbrok sang a Norse hymn and
The Royal Prerogative is where the crown has unrestrained freedom to decide what is done in certain situations furthermore, “Every act which the executive government can lawfully do without the authority of the Act of Parliament is done in virtue of this prerogative,” Dicey (1885). Areas such as the power to make declarations of war and peace, the royal assent to bill, granting honours and the summoning of Parliament are some examples that fall under prerogative powers. The amount of power that Parliament
The Purpose of Miracles in Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People Bedes’ main objective in his Ecclesiastical History of the English People is to describe the spreading of Christianity throughout Britain and how the English churches were unified over time with the Catholic Church. And to support his accounts, Bede consistently structures his writing around two main themes: (1) miracles, which are events that are not explicable by nature, (2) hagiography, which is a type of writing that
the Florence fragment is still unexplained. The legends engraved around these episodes are intended to represent the capture of the whale and to elucidate the carving. On linguistic grounds it has been thought probable that the casket was made in Northumbria at the beginning of the eighth century. In several Old English manuscripts runes are found in isolated cases, for instance in Beowulf and in the Durham Ritual. In the riddles of the Exeter Book the occasional introduction of runes sometimes helps
Oliver, Neil. Vikings: A History. Weiden & Nicoson, 2012. (261 pages) Vikings: A History (2012), by Neil Oliver, is an epic history of who the Viking were. The Vikings were made famous for the raping and pillaging of villages throughout Northern and Central Europe, and were admired for their violent, battle hungry warriors, but through past excavations and historical artifacts Oliver debunks what's myth and what was real in the Viking age. Neil Oliver is a Scottish journalist, archeologist, and
belief that many people are homeless due to the fact that they abused alcohol or had a drug addiction, it seems those problems are more commonly derived from homelessness rather than the cause of it. This has been proven thanks to a new study from Northumbria University in the United Kingdom. Alcohol abuse and drug addiction are just some of the antisocial behaviors that are introduced with homelessness. Some of the aforementioned antisocial behaviors include drug addiction, violent behavior, alcoholism
After separation from Rome in 410 AD, it would be another five centuries before England would be ruled again as a singular entity. When Æthelstan (r.924-939) captured York in 927 he became the first West Saxon king to rule over all of England, and in a wonderful panegyric, Petrus explains this event in epigrammatic style: ista perfecta Saxonia (this Saxon land now made whole) . From Æthelstan’s death to the first reign of Æthelred the Unrædy (r.978-1013) the perfecta Saxonia underwent a process of