Defensor S Liber Scintillarum

Excerpt from Defensor's Liber Scintillarum: With an Interlinear Anglo-Saxon Version Made Early in the Eleventh Century P. 8, I. 16; p. 11, l. 13; p. 16, 1. 20, for oncnawen read oncwawen. P. 20, l. 20, for brydde read brysdde. 2, for me read we. 36, 1. 2, for afiigebe read afligede. 40, I. 12, acofriao has an accent over the o. 42, I. 16, for l(an)ge read I(en)ge. 50, l. 10, for if read lif. 50, l. 16, for fieese read fiaesc. 52, 11. 12, 14, for seworden, gynd read geworden, synd. 56, l. 19, over defic read ateor I, for aeceros read aeceras. 58, l. 15, for capiti read capti. 61, l. 10, for gehlypende read getwende. 2, for apostare read apostatare. 83, 1. 18, for hreccan read hneccan. 1, read purhwununge. 130, 1. 3, for hope read hopa. 137, l. 7, for ascumgendre read ascunigendre. 144, l. 5, for gebylpe read gehlywe. 152, l. 15, for names read nanre. 170, l. 6, for gehlypo read gehlywa. 172, l. 15, for beortan read heortan. 3, for gehlypa read gehlywa. P. 177, l. 2, for gulfulle read galfulle. P. 192, 1. 9, for betwut read betwuh. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This interdisciplinary volume re-evaluates the interconnectedness of the Merovingian world with its Mediterranean surroundings.

The monk Grimlaicus (ca. 900) wrote a rule for those who, like himself, pursued the solitary life within a monastic community. Never leaving their cell yet participating in the liturgical life of the monastery through a window into the church, these enclosed" sought to serve God alone. Beyond the details of horarium, reception of newcomers, diet, and clothing, Grimlaicus details practical measures for maintaining spiritual, psychological, and physical health, and for giving counsel to others. Scripture, the Rule of St. Benedict, and the teachings of early ecclesial and monastic writers form the kernel of Grimlaicus's wise and balanced rule, presented here for the first time in English translation. Andrew Thornton is a monk of Saint Anselm Abbey and associate professor in the department of Modern Languages at Saint Anselm College, where he teaches German language and Chinese philosophy. He is organist in the abbey church. He translated the poems of the twelfth-century recluse Ava, the first woman to write in a European vernacular (The Poems of Ava, Liturgical Press). "