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This chapter talks about the different case studies carried out to determine the age of the various customs involved. Were the ecclesiastical ceremonies those of the Anglo-Saxons? Were the secular customs equally old or indeed yet more ancient so that they represented relics of pagan religion? Were both part of an unchanging, immemorial culture? Excellent case-studies have been made of the origin of specific rites, and folklorists have collected material for further investigation, but this information needs to be rationalized and extended before an overall view can be obtained. Literary and legal records were the only evidence available until the later Middle ages. Then accounts, which featured so prominently in discussions of the 16th century, appear to provide a fairly precise guide to the inception of particular customs.
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