Life in the Viking Great Army: Raiders, Traders, and Settlers

by Julian Richards and Dawn Hadley

The Viking Great Army that landed in East Anglia in late 865 had a lasting impact on English society, culture, politics, and economy.

The Viking Great Army landed in East Anglia in late 865 and over the following fifteen years it fought numerous battles in all four Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, made and broke peace treaties, and deposed or killed at least three Anglo-Saxon kings, replacing them with its own appointees. It had a major...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198848552
• ISBN13: 9780198848554
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 432 Pages