Description
Product ID: | 9781472818324 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | IN |
Series: | Combat |
Title: | Viking Warrior vs Anglo-Saxon Warrior |
Subtitle: | England 865–1066 |
Authors: | Author: Gareth Williams, Peter Dennis |
Page Count: | 80 |
Subjects: | European history, British & Irish history, History, Military history, Battles and campaigns, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Military history, Battles & campaigns, England, c 500 CE to c 1000 CE, c 1000 CE to c 1500 |
Description: | Select Guide Rating For two centuries the Vikings and their Anglo-Saxon foes fought for control of England, culminating in the battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066. An acknowledged expert tells the story of the evolving struggle with particular emphasis on three key battles, casting new light on the two sides'' tactics, weapons and performance on the battlefield. In the two centuries before the Norman invasion of England, Anglo-Saxon and Viking forces clashed repeatedly in battle, with mixed success for both sides. After the Vikings defeated three out of the four great Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and came close to defeating the fourth in the 860s and 870s, they conquered and settled large areas of England. The surviving West Saxon kingdom in turn conquered the Viking settlements in England to create the first unified English kingdom in the mid-10th century, before a new wave of Viking raids led to the Danish conquest of England in 1016. Fifty years later a Norwegian army sought to conquer England again, under the leadership of the celebrated Viking warrior Harald Hard-Counsel. His defeat at Stamford Bridge in 1066 is often seen as the end of the Viking age in England. |
Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2017-08-24 |