The birth of the Anglo-Saxons three kings and a history of Britain at the dawn of the Viking age
"For too long, the eighth century has been a neglected era in British history: a shadow land between the death of Saint Bede and the triumphs of King Ælfred and the eventual unification of England. Butbefore the victories of King Ælfred against the Viking invaders, the kingdom of Mercia--spread acro...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
London : Pegasus Books,
2025.
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| Edition: | First Pegasus Books cloth edition. |
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| Summary: | "For too long, the eighth century has been a neglected era in British history: a shadow land between the death of Saint Bede and the triumphs of King Ælfred and the eventual unification of England. Butbefore the victories of King Ælfred against the Viking invaders, the kingdom of Mercia--spread across a broad swathe of central England--was the reigning power that exercised central political authority for the first time since the Roman Empire. This authority was used to construct trading networks and markets; to develop strong economic, cultural, and political links with the Continent; and to lay the foundations for a system of defense that would be invigorated and reinvented by Ælfred at the end of the ninth century. ... In this ... history of early medieval Britain, Max Adams reconnects the worlds ofthe three kings--Æthelbald, Offa, and Ælfred--in [a] ... study of the landscape, society, and politics of a fascinating century of change"-- |
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| Item Description: | Maps on endpapers. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 448 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 400-425) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781639368310 1639368310 |
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