View a FREE sample

Ancient England and Ireland

These places are the major settings of all the works in The Age of Bede.

The Wearmouth and Jarrow Monasteries

These sites were founded by Benedict Biscop and run by the abbots mentioned in The Age of Bede.

Northumbria

This is the kingdom of Angles in northeast England and the south of Scotland, established in 653 and conquered in 954.

Prayer

The Age of Bede is filled with these ecclesiastical utterances.

The Psalter

This is the list of the Davidic Psalms which were regularly prayed by the monks of the twin monasteries.

The Codex Amiantus

This is the earliest manuscript of the entire Bible that survives written in the Latin Vulgate. It was created with medieval calligraphy.

Relics

These are physical pieces of holy origins, such as pieces of the true cross of Jesus Christ.

Pilgrimages

Many of the monks take these journeys to Rome for...

(read more Object Descriptions)

This section contains 247 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample