The birth of the Anglo-Saxons : three kings and a history of Britain at the dawn of the Viking age / Max Adams.
"For too long, the eighth century has been a neglected era in British history: a shadow land between the death of Saint Bede and the triumphs of King ¥lfred and the eventual unification of England. Butbefore the victories of King ¥lfred against the Viking invaders, the kingdom of Mercia--spread across a broad swathe of central England--was the reigning power that exercised central political authority for the first time since the Roman Empire. This authority was used to construct trading networks and markets; to develop strong economic, cultural, and political links with the Continent; and to lay the foundations for a system of defense that would be invigorated and reinvented by ¥lfred at the end of the ninth century. ... In this ... history of early medieval Britain, Max Adams reconnects the worlds ofthe three kings--¥thelbald, Offa, and ¥lfred--in [a] ... study of the landscape, society, and politics of a fascinating century of change." -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781639368310
- ISBN: 1639368310
- Physical Description: xiii, 448 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2025.
- Copyright: ©2025
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- General Note:
- Maps on endpapers.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [400]-425) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction: The Kalends of January -- Chronography I: 628-716 -- Chronography II: 718-796 -- Chronography III: 798-918.
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"For too long, the eighth century has been a neglected era in British history: a shadow land between the death of Saint Bede and the triumphs of King ¥lfred and the eventual unification of England. Butbefore the victories of King ¥lfred against the Viking invaders, the kingdom of Mercia--spread across a broad swathe of central England--was the reigning power that exercised central political authority for the first time since the Roman Empire. This authority was used to construct trading networks and markets; to develop strong economic, cultural, and political links with the Continent; and to lay the foundations for a system of defense that would be invigorated and reinvented by ¥lfred at the end of the ninth century. ... In this ... history of early medieval Britain, Max Adams reconnects the worlds ofthe three kings--¥thelbald, Offa, and ¥lfred--in [a] ... study of the landscape, society, and politics of a fascinating century of change." --
