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Professor Phillip Pulsiano died in August 2000 at the age of forty-four just as this volume was heading towards completion. He worked tremendously hard in the planning and careful preparation of the numerous contributions, and in the creation of his own, substantial chapters. He had edited and worked through much of the book, giving each detail his undivided attention. As with everything that Phill did, he tackled this book with energy and enthusiasm, commitment and meticulousness; and, despite his illness, he worked to bring the volume, and his other projects, to fruition with more dedication than most scholars could muster in perfect circumstances. This book is one of many testimonies to Phill's scholarship, as well as evincing his desire to bring Anglo-Saxon studies to a wider audience. Indeed, the Companion will be of substantial importance for all academics and students in the field of early medieval studies, and Anglo-Saxon studies in particular. Each of the contributors is an outstanding scholar in their respective field, and the perspectives and debates they offer are timely, representing contemporary research and writing at its best. Phillip Pulsiano would be justly proud of this volume, and it is dedicated to him with great affection by all of the contributors. Any errors or slips (which Phill would never have tolerated) belong to the co-editor, and should not be permitted ... log in or subscribe to read full text