Aelfred''s Britain - War and Peace in the Viking Age

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.

About the author

Max Adams is a writer, archaeologist and woodsman whose work explores themes of landscape, knowledge and human connectedness with the earth. He is the author of Admiral Collingwood, Aelfred's Britain, Trees of Life, the bestselling The King in the North, In the Land of Giants and The First Kingdom. He has lived and worked in the North East of England since 1993.

Summary

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.

Foreword

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.

Additional text

Brilliantly combining history and archaeological research with an eye for the terrain [Aelfred's Britain is] a compelling read that is as knowledgeable on warfare in the Middle Ages as it is on civic life in Saxon London and Viking York' The Lady.

Product details

• Authors: Max Adams, Adams Max
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781789546637
• ISBN: 978-1-78954-663-7
• No. of pages: 528
• Series: The Founders of Britain Quartet
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, British Isles, Non Fiction, Biography: historical, political and military, European history: medieval period, middle ages, European history: the Vikings, 10th century, c 900 to c 999, 9th century, c 800 to c 899