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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

1998 History
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Release : 1998
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Book Synopsis The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle by : Michael Swanton

Download or read book The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle written by Michael Swanton. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first continuous national history of any western people in their own language, The Anglo-Saxon Chronicletraces the history of early England from the migration of the Saxon war-lords, through Roman Britain, the onslaught of the Vikings, the Norman Conquest and on through the reign of Stephen. Michael Swanton's translation is the most complete and faithful reading ever published. Extensive notes draw on the latest evidence of paleographers, archaeologists and textual and social historians to place these annals in the context of current knowledge. Fully indexed and complemented by maps and genealogical tables, this edition allows ready access to one of the prime sources of English national culture. The introduction provides all the information a first-time reader could need, cutting an easy route through often complicated matters. Also includes nine maps.

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

1912 Anglo-Saxons
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Release : 1912
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Book Synopsis The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle by : Anglo-Saxon chronicle

Download or read book The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle written by Anglo-Saxon chronicle. This book was released on 1912. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

1990 History
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Release : 1990
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Book Synopsis The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle by : George Norman Garmonsway

Download or read book The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle written by George Norman Garmonsway. This book was released on 1990. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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2013-03-18 History
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Release : 2013-03-18
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Book Synopsis The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle by : Bob Carruthers

Download or read book The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle written by Bob Carruthers. This book was released on 2013-03-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential primary-source history of the British Isles through the early Middle Ages, fully annotated and illustrated with paintings and engravings. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is one of the most important sets of historical documents concerning the history of the British Isles. These vital accounts, thought to be first set down in the late ninth century by a scribe in Wessex, illuminate events through the Dark Ages that would otherwise be lost to history. Without this chronicle, it would be impossible to write the history of the English from the Romans to the Norman Conquest. The compilers of this chronicle included contemporary events they themselves witnessed, as well as those recorded by earlier annalists whose work is in many cases preserved nowhere else. With nine known versions of the Chronicle in existence, this translated edition presents a conflation of passages from different versions. Relying heavily on Rev. James Ingram’s 1828 translation, the footnotes provided are all those of Rev. Ingram. This edition also includes the complete Parker Manuscript.

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

2020-08-20
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Book Synopsis Anglo-Saxon Chronicle by : Alfred the Great

Download or read book Anglo-Saxon Chronicle written by Alfred the Great. This book was released on 2020-08-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles is a collection of Old English annals chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxon race. They were originally compiled in Wessex during the reign of Alfred the Great (871-899 AD). It was continuously updated by following generations and in one case was still being updated in 1154 AD. Regardless of certain biases, the Chronicle is the most important historical source of history of the British Isles for the period between the departure of the Roman Empire, and years following the Norman conquest. There are seven original copies of the text that reside in the British Library and two other public libraries in the United Kingdom.Alfred the Great was the king of the West Saxons at the time of heightened invasions from the Scandinavian Vikings. His kingdom of Wessex was the last surviving Saxon kingdom left in resistance to the invaders. At one-point Alfred's kingdom was reduced to his household in exile in the marshlands in Somerset, England. Through military reorganization, diplomatic maneuvers, and Christian missionary work, Alfred was able to push back against the Scandinavians and establish Wessex as the most powerful kingdom on the British Isles. By the end of his reign Wessex was the dominant power on the British Isles, the Vikings had been humbled and partially assimilated into Christian culture. His dream of an united Britain under the control of Wessex was almost complete. Alfred is the only English King to be given the title of 'the Great'.

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