The papers of this proceedings stem from the 5th Meeting in commemoration of the death of the historian Wilhelm Levison, held in December 2007 at Durham U., the UK, where Levison taught after escaping from Nazi Germany in 1939. Conrad Leyser provides a compelling account of Levison's career and his contribution to the study of early medieval history, with its focus on European history as one of connections across borders, rather than in nationalistic isolation, presented in his landmark work, England and the Continent in the Eighth Century. The 24 essays that follow, many by senior scholars, affirm Levison's approach, applying it to the tenth century. Topics include commercial routes between England and the Continent, correspondence between the archbishops of Canterbury and Flemish monasteries, a comparison of Anglo-Saxon and Ottonian kingship, and another comparison of their coronations. A lengthy essay by Richard Gameson (Durham U.) traces the career of a leading manuscript illuminator over the Channel. Other essays focus on law, on church organization, and on historiography. The volume, which is illustrated in b&w, is distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)