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A Short History of the Anglo-Saxons (Paperback)
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A Short History of the Anglo-Saxons (Paperback)
Series: Short Histories
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'Here lies our leader all cut down, the valiant man in the dust.'
The elegiac words of the Battle of Maldon, an epic poem written to
celebrate the bravery of an English army defeated by Viking raiders
in 991, emerge from a diverse literature - including Beowulf and
Bede's Ecclesiastical History - produced by the people known as the
Anglo-Saxons: Germanic tribes who migrated to Britain from Lower
Saxony and Denmark in the early fifth century CE. The era once
known as the 'Dark Ages' was marked by stunning cultural advances,
and Henrietta Leyser here offers a fresh analysis of exciting
recent discoveries made in the archaeology and art of the
Anglo-Saxon world. Arguing that the desperate struggle (led by
Alfred the Great) against the Vikings helped define a distinctively
English sensibility, the author explores relations with the
indigenous British, the Anglo-Saxon conversion to Christianity, the
ascendancy of Mercia and the rise of Wessex. This vivid history
evokes both the emergent kingdoms of Alfred and Offa and the golden
treasures of Sutton Hoo. It will appeal to students of early
medieval history and to all those who wish to understand how
England was born.
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