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Viking Warrior vs Frankish Warrior - Francia 799-911 (Paperback)
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Viking Warrior vs Frankish Warrior - Francia 799-911 (Paperback)
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Loot Price R359
Discovery Miles 3 590
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Fully illustrated, this absorbing study assesses the warriors
fighting on both sides during the Vikings' attacks on the Frankish
realm in the 9th century, as raiding escalated into full-scale
siege warfare. On the eve of the 9th century, Vikings first raided
the Frankish Empire on the coast of what is now western France.
Although this attack ended in disaster for the Scandinavians,
Charlemagne reportedly wept, not in fear of his own life, but for
the ensuing bloodshed brought upon his successors. Mobile parties
of highly skilled Viking warriors would continue to raid Francia
for decades; as these attacking contingents grew more numerous they
began to assail powerful centres, besieging Paris in 845 and again
in 885. To combat the Viking threat, Frankish kings mustered scores
of infantrymen, then subsequently transitioned to cavalry-based
forces in the 9th century. The dynamic nature of Viking activity in
Francia meant that numbers and mobility would determine the fate of
Charlemagne's Holy Roman Empire. This study documents the evolving
trial of strength between the Vikings and the Franks under
Charlemagne and his successors. Through a careful synthesis of
primary sources, expert analysis and the archaeological record, the
author invites the reader to visualize the fighting men who fought
one another in Francia, and offers a balanced assessment of their
successes and failures over decades of warfare during the Viking
Age.
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