> As the end of the first Christian millennium neared, there were
>sermons about what to expect. The most familiar text in this regard is
>"Wulfstan's Address to the English," often used as a first year text for
>students of Old English. Wulfstan was clearly influenced by Teutonic
>eschatology and sounds like some of the fundamentalist protestants of
>our day.
> But there must be more. Have you seen references to the coming
>millennium (i.e. Y1k!)? I would love to know about them.
>Chuck Throck (I'm new, I'm shy)
Yes, there's lots more. This is something that Richard Landes, among others
(myself included) have been working on. He has edited a book which will be
coming out next year on the Year 1000 that will examine much of the evidence
for contemporary concern about what would happen either in 1000 or 1033.
Steve Cartwright
Western Michigan University
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