Warrior : a life of war in Anglo-Saxon Britain
Albert, Edoardo, 1963-2019
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Warrior tells the story of forgotten man, a man whose bones were found in an Anglo-Saxon graveyard at Bamburgh castle in Northumberland. It is the story of a violent time when Britain was defining itself in waves of religious fervour, scattered tribal expansion and terrible bloodshed; it is the story of the fighting class, men apart, defined in life and death by their experiences on the killing field; it is an intricate and riveting narrative of survival and adaptation set in the stunning political and physical landscapes of medieval England. Warrior is a classic of British history, a landmark of popular archaeology, and a must-read for anyone interested in the story of where we've come from.
Main title:
Warrior : a life of war in Anglo-Saxon Britain / Edoardo Albert with Paul Gething.
Author:
Albert, Edoardo, 1963-, author
Imprint:
London : Granta Books, 2019.©2019.
Collation:
xi, 292 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
1. A Warrior... -- 2. The Sword and the Archaeologist -- 3. Iona -- 4. Italians Abroad -- 5. Stories of Who We Are -- 6. New Gods -- 7. Does it All Mean Anything? -- 8. The Sea Kingdom -- 9. The Making of Warriors -- 10. To Take Back What is Ours -- 11. The White Blade -- 12. Father and Son -- 13. The Return of the King -- 14. Battle -- 15. To the Victor -- 16. A New Home Over the Sea -- 17. ... Known unto God.
ISBN:
9781783784424 (hardcover)9781783784448 (ebook)
Dewey class:
942.015
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
628826