FEAR OF GOD - Burial Rituals in the Early Middle Ages
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2 reviews - Dissenters Chapel
Description
Death was very much a part of life in the early Middle Ages. With wars, famines, plagues and infant mortality always ready to whisk you off to an early grave it is no wonder that life expectancy for men in the 13th Century was just 31 years. With the prospect of such a short lifespan Medieval society gave serious thought to death, judgement and the afterlife. The fear of God and of ending up in Purgatory or Hell was a very real one.
Funerals for those who died a “good death” were elaborate affairs, involving the washing of the body, a vigil and Masses being said for the safe passage of the soul of the deceased, and could involve a degree of oneupmanship for wealthier families. Executed criminals on the other hand were usually interred away from church graveyards to prevent them gaining the access to Heaven that burial in sanctified ground would facilitate.
In his talk Andrew Reynolds will guide us though all aspects of the archaeology of burial in England and Wales from A.D. 400 - 1100, detailing the demographic composition of cemeteries, burial rites and mortuary etiquette.
Andrew Reynolds is Professor of Medieval Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, UCL. He has written books and articles and appeared in TV programmes relating to archaeology and history. He has a long running interest in the archaeology of London, having excavated a Soho townhouse and recorded various buildings in the city, including Westminster Abbey, the London Guildhall and St Bride’s Church in Fleet Street. He is the author of Anglo-Saxon Deviant Burial Customs (2009)
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Ticket | Event time | Cost |
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Burial rituals in the early Middle Ages
includes a delightful gin Cocktail
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13:30 - 15:00 | £12.00 |
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Dissenters Chapel, Kensal Green Cemetery, 391 Ladbroke Grove, London, W10 5AB
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Ladbroke Grove (Tube)
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A Curious Invitation and Antique Beat
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