Alfred's Wars: Sources and Interpretations of Anglo-Saxon Warfare in the Viking Age

by Ryan Lavelle

Book Overview

The warfare of the late Anglo-Saxon period had momentous consequences for the development of the English state following Alfred the Great's reign. This book provides a comprehensive guide, with extracts in translation from the principal sources for our knowledge, accompanied by the most important interpretations by scholars through the ages, and new introductions by the present author. It looks at every aspect of the topic, from land and sea forces...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184383569X
• ISBN13: 9781843835691
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.8" x 9.7"