Several unusual fields of study are extensively explored in this volume: a distinctive politico-religious cult, penitentials, inscriptions, the Sutton Hoo whetstone and medical knowledge; while treatments of more 'standard' subjects like late Anglo-Saxon law, King Alfred's Boethius and Beowulf, lead to unusual conclusions.

Several unusual fields of study are extensively explored including a distinctive politico-religious cult, penitentials, inscriptions, the Sutton Hoo whetstone and medical knowledge.