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The birth of the Anglo-Saxons : three kings and a history of Britain at the dawn of the Viking age Cover Image Book

The birth of the Anglo-Saxons : three kings and a history of Britain at the dawn of the Viking age / Max Adams.

Adams, Max, 1961- (author).

Summary:

"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.

Content descriptions

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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Anglo-Saxons > England > Mercia (Kingdom)
Mercia (Kingdom)
England > Civilization > To 1066.
Æthelbald, King of Mercia, -757.
Offa, King of the Mercians, -796.
Alfred, King of England, 849-899.
Great Britain > History > Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.

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