Ælfred's Britain: War and Peace in the Viking Age 1784080306, 9781784080303, 1784080314, 9781784080310, 9781784080297
Maps by Jeff Edwards. In 865, a great Viking army landed in East Anglia, precipitating a series of wars that would last
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English Pages 528 Year 2017
Table of contents :
List of Maps
Dedication
Map
Frontispiece
Author’s note
Introduction
PART I: The tiger in the smoke, 789–878
Timeline 1: 789–878
Forespæc
Chapter 1: Landscape with figures
Chapter 2: Central places
Chapter 3: The incoming tide
Chapter 4: The End of Days
PART II: Newton’s cradle, 879–918
Timeline 2: 879–918
Forespæc
Chapter 5: The balance of power
Chapter 6: Arrivals and departures
Chapter 7: Fragmentary annals
Chapter 8: Politics by other means
PART III: Going native, 919–955
Timeline 3: 919–955
Forespæc
Chapter 9: Innate affinities with ambiguity
Chapter 10: Lawyers, guns and money
Chapter 11: A house of cards
Chapter 12: The illusory prize
Endpapers
Appendix: Regnal tables
Rulers of Wessex 802–955
Rulers of York 867–955
Rulers of Mercia 757–924
Rulers of Pictavia; Dál Riata; Alba 839–955
Rulers of the Welsh 808–950
Abbreviations, sources and references
Notes
Bibliography
Picture credits
Acknowledgements
Index
