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Between the Rod and the Rood: Childhood and Monastic Formation in England, c.950-1200.
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This captivating study, based on original research undertaken at The University of Oxford, offers fascinating insight into the lives of a group of children in Early Medieval England who were called "oblates". This term, meaning "sacrificed" describes the status of boys and girls who were given up by their parents, offered to monastic houses, and
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