
Aelfred's Britain e-bog
74,45 DKK
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The story of Aelfred the Great, his war against the Vikings and the foundations of modern Britain. In AD 865, a 'great host' of battle-hardened Norse warriors landed on England's eastern coast, overwhelmed East Anglia with terrifying swiftness and laid the North to waste. Ghosting along estuaries and inshore waters, in 871 they penetrated deep into the southern kingdom of Wessex, ruled over by ...
E-bog
74,45 DKK
Forlag
Head of Zeus
Udgivet
2 november 2017
Længde
528 sider
Genrer
1DB
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781784080297
The story of Aelfred the Great, his war against the Vikings and the foundations of modern Britain. In AD 865, a 'great host' of battle-hardened Norse warriors landed on England's eastern coast, overwhelmed East Anglia with terrifying swiftness and laid the North to waste. Ghosting along estuaries and inshore waters, in 871 they penetrated deep into the southern kingdom of Wessex, ruled over by a new and untested king, lfred son of elwulf. It seemed as though the End of Days was come. Max Adams tells the story of the heroic efforts of lfred, his successors and fellow-kings of Britain, to adapt and survive in the face of an apocalyptic threat; and in so doing, to lay the foundations of the nations of modern Britain in all their regional diversity.