Vikings: Fear and Faith - Brossura

Cavill, Paul

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0007104022 ISBN 13: 9780007104024

Casa editrice: Zondervan, 2002

Riassunto

An engaging and popular account of the mysterious Dark Age of English history when Vikings and Anglo-Saxons collided--and faith won out At the turn of the first millennium, Viking raiders devastated Anglo-Saxon England, looting monasteries and cathedrals and destroying much of the fragile culture. Yet pressure from the invaders caused the Anglo-Saxon nations to unite and grow strong under King Alfred, resulting in the conversion of many Viking marauders. Learning flourished and, even when fully conquered, Anglo-Saxons found themselves protected as part of a Christian Viking empire. Author and historian Paul Cavill tells the enthralling story of how King Alfred and his successors tamed and integrated the Vikings into the Anglo-Saxon way of life.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Paul Cavill is a lecturer in English and research fellow for the English Place-Name Society for School of English Studies at the University of Nottingham. He is also the author of Anglo-Saxon Christianity and Vikings. He resides in Leicester, England, with his wife and their two children.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Zondervan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0007104022
• ISBN 13: 9780007104024
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 380