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A history of the peoples of Britain, in the century and a half between the first Viking raids and the expulsion of the Vikings from York in 954. 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, alfred son of adelwulf. It seemed as though the End of Days was come. Max Adams tells the story of the heroic efforts of alfred, 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.Product Identifiers
PublisherHead of Zeus
ISBN-139781784080303
eBay Product ID (ePID)239914490
Product Key Features
Number of Pages528 Pages
Publication NameAelfred's Britain: War and Peace in the Viking Age
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2017
TypeTextbook
AuthorMax Adams
Subject AreaBiographies & True Stories
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Width153 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorMax Adams
