What scientific observations is Bede likely to have brought to bear on the Easter controversy? What interest did the Anglo-Saxons take in precious stones and what did they know about them? Are heroic values rejected in one of Cynewulf's poems? What was Anglo-Saxon carpentry like? These are among the questions taken up in this volume.

This volume tackles questions such as what scientific observations is Bede likely to have brought to bear on the Easter controversy, and what was Anglo-Saxon carpentry like?