Books by John Mitchell Kemble

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This monumental 1849 publication was the first detailed analysis to compare Anglo-Saxon institutions with those of other Germanic peoples. Drawing on the evidence of early charters, Volume 1 discusses the Saxons' arrival in Britain and their laws and institutions, emphasising the relationship between land ownership and rank in Anglo-Saxon society.