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AEthelflaed - Lady of the Mercians (Paperback)
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AEthelflaed - Lady of the Mercians (Paperback)
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Loot Price R496
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The true story of the Lady of the Mercians. At the end of the ninth
century AD, a large part of what is now England was controlled by
the Vikings - heathen warriors from Scandinavia who had been
attacking the British Isles for more than a hundred years. Alfred
the Great, king of Wessex, was determined to regain the conquered
lands but his death in 899 meant that the task passed to his son
Edward. In the early 900s, Edward led a great fightback against the
Viking armies. He was assisted by the English rulers of Mercia:
Lord AEthelred and his wife AEthelflaed (Edward's sister). After
her husband's death, AEthelflaed ruled Mercia on her own, leading
the army to war and working with her brother to achieve their
father's aims. Known to history as the Lady of the Mercians, she
earned a reputation as a competent general and was feared by her
enemies. She helped to save England from the Vikings and is one of
the most famous women of the Dark Ages. This book, published 1100
years after her death, tells her remarkable story.
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