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The story of Aelfred the Great, his war against the Vikings and the foundations of modern Britain.
In AD 865, a ''great host'' of battle-hardened Norse warriors landed on England''s eastern coast, overwhelmed East Anglia with terrifying swiftness and laid the North to waste. Ghosting along estuaries and inshore waters, in 871 they penetrated deep into the southern kingdom of Wessex, ruled over by a new and untested king, Ælfred son of Æðelwulf. It seemed as though the End of Days was come.

Max Adams tells the story of the heroic efforts of Ælfred, his successors and fellow-kings of Britain, to adapt and survive in the face of an apocalyptic threat; and in so doing, to lay the foundations of the nations of modern Britain in all their regional diversity.

The story of Aelfred the Great, his war against the Vikings and the foundations of modern Britain.
In AD 865, a ''great host'' of battle-hardened Norse warriors landed on England''s eastern coast, overwhelmed East Anglia with terrifying swiftness and laid the North to waste. Ghosting along estuaries and inshore waters, in 871 they penetrated deep into the southern kingdom of Wessex, ruled over by a new and untested king, Ælfred son of Æðelwulf. It seemed as though the End of Days was come.

Max Adams tells the story of the heroic efforts of Ælfred, his successors and fellow-kings of Britain, to adapt and survive in the face of an apocalyptic threat; and in so doing, to lay the foundations of the nations of modern Britain in all their regional diversity.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: The Founders of Britain Quartet
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781789546637
ISBN-10: 178954663X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Adams, Max
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The Founders of Britain Quartet
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Ansata, ein Label der Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe GmbH, Neumarkter Str. 28, D-81673 München, kundenservice@penguinrandomhouse.de
Maße: 196 x 127 x 36 mm
Von/Mit: Max Adams
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.11.2020
Gewicht: 0,426 kg
Artikel-ID: 118878908

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