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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London : Pegasus Books,
2025.
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Table of Contents:
- List of maps
- Forespæc: The birth of the Anglo-Saxons
- A note on maps
- Introduction: The Kalends of January
- Chronography I: 628-716. Penda : war 630-658 ; Wulfhere : conversion 658-675 ; Æðelred : foundations 675-704 ; Cœnred; Coelred : no country for old men 704-716
- Chronography II: 718-796. Æðelred : Rex Britanniae 716-735 ; Æðelred : England's anvil 736-757 ; Offa : overlord 757-779 ; Offa : the face of power 780-787 ; Offa : war by other means 788-796
- Chronology III: 798-918. Cœnwulf : high tide 796-821 ; Ceolwulf to Æðelflæd : all the king's horses 821-918
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- Endnotes
- Image credits
- Index.
