A short history of the Anglo-Saxons / [Book] Henrietta Leyser.

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Leyser, Henrietta [author.]

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: I.B. Tauris short historiesDescription: xx, 234 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cmISBN:

9781780766003 (paperback)
9781786731401
9781786721402
1786721406
1786731401

Contained works:

Badakhchani, S. J
Hasan-i Mahmud-i Katib

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DDC classification:

942.01 23

Other classification:

942.01

Summary: "Here lies our leader all cut down, the valiant man in the dust." The elegiac words of the Battle of Maldon, an epic poem written to celebrate the bravery of an English army defeated by Viking raiders in 991. They emerge from a diverse literature-including Beowulf and Bede's Ecclesiastical History-produced by the peoples known as the Anglo-Saxons: Germanic tribes who migrated to Britain from Lower Saxony and Denmark in the early fifth century CE. The era once known as the 'Dark Ages' was marked by stunning cultural advances. Here, Henrietta Leyser offers a fresh analysis of exciting recent discoveries made in the archaeology and art of the Anglo-Saxon world. Arguing that the desperate struggle (led by Alfred the Great) against the Vikings helped define a distinctively English sensibility. The author explores relations with the indigenous British, the Anglo-Saxon conversion to Christianity, the ascendancy of Mercia, and the rise of Wessex. This vivid history evokes both the emergent kingdoms of Alfred and Offa, and the golden treasures of Sutton Hoo. It will appeal to students of early medieval history and to all those who wish to understand how England was born.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 2nd Floor	942.01 LEY-S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	58923
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 2nd Floor	297.822 HAS-S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	58929
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 2nd Floor	363.9 SOL-R (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	58954

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"Here lies our leader all cut down, the valiant man in the dust." The elegiac words of the Battle of Maldon, an epic poem written to celebrate the bravery of an English army defeated by Viking raiders in 991. They emerge from a diverse literature-including Beowulf and Bede's Ecclesiastical History-produced by the peoples known as the Anglo-Saxons: Germanic tribes who migrated to Britain from Lower Saxony and Denmark in the early fifth century CE. The era once known as the 'Dark Ages' was marked by stunning cultural advances. Here, Henrietta Leyser offers a fresh analysis of exciting recent discoveries made in the archaeology and art of the Anglo-Saxon world. Arguing that the desperate struggle (led by Alfred the Great) against the Vikings helped define a distinctively English sensibility. The author explores relations with the indigenous British, the Anglo-Saxon conversion to Christianity, the ascendancy of Mercia, and the rise of Wessex. This vivid history evokes both the emergent kingdoms of Alfred and Offa, and the golden treasures of Sutton Hoo. It will appeal to students of early medieval history and to all those who wish to understand how England was born.

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