Ælfred's Britain : war and peace in the Viking age
Adams, Max, 1961-2020
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In 865, a great Viking army landed in East Anglia, precipitating a series of wars that would last until the middle of the following century. It was in this time of crisis that the modern kingdoms of Britain were born. In their responses to the Viking threat, these kingdoms forged their identities as hybrid cultures: vibrant and entrepreneurial peoples adapting to instability and opportunity. Traditionally, Ælfred the Great is cast as the central player in the story of Viking Age Britain. But Max Adams, while stressing the genius of Ælfred as war leader, law-giver, and forger of the English nation, has a more nuanced and variegated narrative to relate.
Main title:
Ælfred's Britain : war and peace in the Viking age / Max Adams.
Author:
Adams, Max, 1961-, author
Imprint:
London : Apollo, 2020.
Collation:
528 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Head of Zeus, 2017.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781789546637 (pbk)
Dewey class:
942.016
LC class:
DA153
Local class:
942.016
Language:
English
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BRN:
2729565