Food, Eating and Identity in Early Medieval England

"A useful overview that students of medieval history and archaeology will find a valuable resource in their studies." TOEBI

"[A] savory feast. While a scholarly treatise, minutely researched and smoothly written, it is a superb tribute to literati, a riveting account of food and eating in Anglo-Saxon culture." STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE TEACHING

"An excellent introduction to the topic, one enriched with a goldmine of references for further study." MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY

"This book is a bold effort to clarify the network of supply and demand and of word and speech, and to set them against the backdrop of identity. It makes an arresting contribution to an important topic." AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW

"Frantzen's work is an important addition to the interdisciplinary study of the early middle ages. Part historical case study, part reflection on how to study the 'silent' subjects of history, [it] raises as many questions about objects as it can answer-making it an important methodological step towards integrating theory, material, and text into the study of the 'every day' Anglo-Saxon experience." COMITATUS

"In this work, Frantzen brings his magisterial command of literary evidence to bear on this project, and reminds his readers of some important features of the early medieval period that are often forgotten due to our traditional focus on the feasting hall and monastic refectory at the top of the social pyramid." THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW