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Aelfred's Britain

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Aelfred's Britain

War and Peace in the Viking Age
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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 aĆ°elwulf. 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.

Author Biography:

Max Adams is the author of Admiral Collingwood, The Prometheans, the bestselling The King in the North and In the Land of Giants. He has lived and worked in the North-East of England since 1993.
Release date NZ
May 3rd, 2018
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  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
b&w and colour illustrations
Pages
528
Dimensions
200x130x35
ISBN-13
9781784080310
Product ID
26901590

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