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Sanctuary

Poems by Martyn Halsall

By: Martyn Halsall

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Sanctuary

Poems by Martyn Halsall

By: Martyn Halsall

Cathedrals seem to be among the scarce places where congregations are growing. Attractive without demanding commitment, they introduce the Christian past into the secular present, and patiently celebrate the presence of God in a society where the divine is as optional as poetry. They take risks, often using the arts experimentally in creative theology, venturing into the radical and the prophetic. They provide spiritual hospitality to the jaded; a place to re-imagine the familiar; space to renew and redeem lives.They offer sanctuary. Celebrating the life of one particular cathedral, Sanctuary is a collection of poems that emerged from prize-winning poet Martyn Halsalls year in residence at Carlisle Cathedral in 2013. Based on his observations, notes and interactions, they reflect the wonders, joys and rhythm of cathedral life.

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Canterbury Press

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1848256752

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Poems by Martyn Halsall

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Poems by Martyn Halsall

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A collection of poems that emerged from prize-winning poet Martyn Halsall’s year in residence at Carlisle Cathedral in 2013. Based on his observations, notes and interactions, they reflect the wonders, joys and rhythm of cathedral life, patiently celebrating the presence of God in a society where the divine is as optional as poetry.

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1848256779

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9781848256774

The Viking Blitzkrieg

789–1098 AD

By: Martyn Whittock,Hannah Whittock

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The Viking Blitzkrieg

789–1098 AD

By: Martyn Whittock,Hannah Whittock

If the Viking Wars had not taken place, would there have been a united England in the tenth century? Martyn Whittock believes not, arguing that without them there would have been no rise of the Godwin family and their conflict with Edward the Confessor, no Norman connection, no Norman Conquest and no Domesday Book. All of these features of English history were the products, or by-products, of these conflicts and the threat of Scandinavian attack. The wars and responses to them accelerated economic growth; stimulated state formation and an assertive sense of an English national identity; created a hybrid Anglo-Scandinavian culture that spread beyond the so-called Danelaw; and caused an upheaval in the ruling elite. By looking at the entire period of the wars and by taking a holistic view of their political, economic, social and cultural effects, their many-layered impact can at last be properly assessed.

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354

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The History Press

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075249726X

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9780752497266

A Brief Guide to Celtic Myths and Legends

By: Martyn Whittock

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A Brief Guide to Celtic Myths and Legends

By: Martyn Whittock

A very readable guide which fills the gap between academic analysis and less critical retellings of the myths and legends. Marytn Whittock provides an accessible overview while also assessing the current state of research regarding the origins and significance of the myths. Since all records of the myths first occur in the early medieval period, the focus is on the survival of pre-Christian mythology and the interactions of the early Christian writers with these myths. A wide-ranging and enthralling introduction to Celtic mythology, from the Irish gods before gods, the Fomorians, to the children of Llyr, the sea deity; from the hunter-warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill, whose exploits are chronicled in the Fenian Cycle, to Cú Chulainn, the Hound of Ulster; and from the Welsh heroes of the Mabinogion to Arthur, King of Britain, though the mythical, Welsh version who predates the medieval legends.

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Robinson

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1780338937

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Book's by Martyn Halsall

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

The Viking Blitzkrieg

The Viking Blitzkrieg

A Brief Guide to Celtic Myths and Legends

A Brief Guide to Celtic Myths and Legends

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