Saxons vs. Vikings (eBook)

Alfred the Great and England in the Dark Ages

Ed West (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
144 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5107-1990-3 (ISBN)

Infos

A witty and concise look at the beginnings of English history, when the nation consolidated after clashes between the Saxons and invading Vikings.In 871, three of England's four kingdoms were overrun by Vikings, the ruthless, all-conquering Scandinavian raiders who terrorized early medieval Europe. With the Norsemen murdering one king with arrows and torturing another to death by ripping out his lungs, the prospects that faced the kingdom of Wessex were bleak. Worse still, the Saxons were now led by a young man barely out of his teens who was more interested in God than fighting. Yet within a decade Alfredthe only English king known as the Greathad driven the Vikings out of half of England, and his children and grandchildren would unite the country a few years later. This period, popular with fans of television shows such as Vikings and The Last Kingdom, saw the creation of England as a nation-state, with Alfred laying down the first national law code, establishing an education system and building cities.Saxons vs. Vikings also covers the period before Alfred, including ancient Britain, the Roman occupation, and the Dark Ages, explaining important historical episodes such as Boudicca, King Arthur, and Beowulf.Perfect for newcomers to the subject, this is the second title in the new A Very, Very Short History of England series. If you're trying to understand England and its history in the most informative and entertaining way possible, this is the place to start.

Autor

Ed West is the recently appointed Associate Director of UK2020, a British policy think-tank. Before that, Ed was deputy editor of the Catholic Herald and a frequent contributor to the Daily Telegraph, the Times, Evening Standard, Daily Express and the Guardian. He is a popular British twitter personality and blogs for The Spectator. He currently lives in London.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.8.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Schlagworte: 800's • 9th century • 9th-century • alfred's life • anglo-saxon chronicle • Anglo-Saxon England • anglo-saxon king • anglo-saxon kingdoms • anglo saxons • Asser • Bamburgh • battle lust • battle scenes • BBC America • BBC TV • bebbanburg • bernard cornwells • blogger program • boy grows • BridA • British history • century england • character uhtred • Christian Church • christian god • cornwell's saxon • danish invasion • divided loyalties • East Anglia • English History • english monarch • fifth son • grail quest • Historical account • historical accuracy • Historical background • historical figure • historical information • history buff • history class • horse king • information provided • ivar uthred • king alfred invading danes • kjartan • Legal system • Medieval England • merkle • military history • ninth century • pale horseman • Richard Sharpe • saxon chronicles • saxon england • saxon king • saxon kingdoms • saxon people • saxon tales • shield wall • thomas nelson • Viking Age • viking culture • Viking Invaders • viking invasions • viking leader • viking raiders • viking raids • warlord chronicles • White horse
• ISBN-10: 1-5107-1990-3 / 1510719903
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-1990-3 / 9781510719903