Old English Lives of Saints, Volume II

Old English Lives of Saints, a series composed in the 990s by the Benedictine monk Aelfric, portrays an array of saints—including virgin martyrs, kings, soldiers, and bishops—whose examples modeled courageous faith, self-sacrifice, and individual and collective resistance at a turbulent time when England was under severe Viking attack.

Old English Lives of Saints, o serie compusa in anii 990 de calugarul benedictin Aelfric, descrie o serie de sfinti - inclusiv fecioare martiri, regi, soldati si episcopi - ale caror exemple au modelat credinta curajoasa, sacrificiul de sine si rezistenta individuala si colectiva intr-un moment turbulent, cand Anglia se afla sub un sever atac viking.