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Total Pages : 64 pages
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Download or read book Anglo-Saxon Thegn AD 449 - 1066 written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Harrison
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781855323490
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (234 download)
Download or read book Anglo-Saxon Thegn AD 449–1066 written by Mark Harrison and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1993-11-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collapse of Roman rule in Britain was not so much a sudden catastrophe as a long and drawn-out decline. The 'Celtic' Britons retreated gradually to the highland areas of Wales, Cornwall and the south-west of Scotland. Control of the fertile eastern lowlands was lost to warriors of Germanic origin who migrated from the Continent. These Germanic conquerors have become known to history as the 'Anglo-Saxons'. They were to dominate the lowland zone of Britain until their final defeat at Hastings in 1066. This title gives an insight into the everyday life, equipment, dress, battle tactics and life on campaign of the typical Anglo-Saxon warrior of this period – the thegn.
Author : David Nicolle
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780850455489
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (554 download)
Download or read book Arthur and the Anglo-Saxon Wars written by David Nicolle and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1984-03-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arthurian Age; the Celtic Twilight; the Dark Ages; the Birth of England; these are the powerfully romantic names often given to one of the most confused yet vital periods in British history. It is an era upon which rival Celtic and English nationalisms frequently fought. It was also a period of settlement, and of the sword. This absorbing volume by David Nicolle transports us to an England shrouded in mystery and beset by savage conflict, a land which played host to one of the most enduring figures of our history – Arthur.
Author : Kevin Crossley-Holland
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192835475
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (354 download)
Download or read book The Anglo-Saxon World written by Kevin Crossley-Holland and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crossley-Holland--the widely acclaimed translator of Old English texts--introduces the Anglo-Saxons through their chronicles, laws, letters, charters, and poetry, with many of the greatest surviving poems printed in their entirety.
Author : Mark Harrison
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781855323186
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)
Download or read book Viking Hersir 793–1066 AD written by Mark Harrison and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1993-07-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Norwegian Vikings first raided the European coast in the 8th century AD, their leaders were from the middle ranks of warriors known as hersirs. At this time the hersir was typically an independent landowner or local chieftain with equipment superior to that of his followers. By the end of the 10th century, the independence of the hersir was gone, and he was now a regional servant of the Norwegian king. This book investigates these brutal, mobile warriors, and examines their tactics and psychology in war, dispelling the idea of the Viking raider as simply a killing machine.
Author : Mark Harrison
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781841762791
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)
Download or read book Anglo-Saxon Thegn AD 449-1066 written by Mark Harrison and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2001-06-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collapse of Roman rule in Britain was not so much a sudden catastrophe as a long and drawn-out decline. The 'Celtic' Britons retreated gradually to the highland areas of Wales, Cornwall and the south-west of Scotland. Control of the fertile eastern lowlands was lost to warriors of Germanic origin who migrated from the Continent. These Germanic conquerors have become known to history as the 'Anglo-Saxons'. They were to dominate the lowland zone of Britain until their final defeat at Hastings in 1066. This title gives an insight into the everyday life, equipment, dress, battle tactics and life on campaign of the typical Anglo-Saxon warrior of this period – the thegn.
Author : Stephen Allen
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781841761435
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (614 download)
Download or read book Celtic Warrior written by Stephen Allen and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2001-04-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1st century BC, Strabo wrote of the Celts: 'The whole race... is madly fond of war, high-spirited and quick to battle... and on whatever pretext you stir them up, you will have them ready to face danger, even if they have nothing on their side but their own strength and courage'. This book gives an insight into the life of the Celtic warrior, and his experience of battle – on foot, on horseback, and as a charioteer. It also details Celtic society and studies the vital ritual nature of Celtic warfare, from the naked gaesatae to the woad-painted warriors.
Author : Clive Bartlett
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781855329324
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (293 download)
Download or read book English Longbowman 1330-1515 written by Clive Bartlett and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1999-10-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English military ascendancy which lasted from the mid-14th to the early 16th century was founded upon defensive tactics based on the use of the longbow. This weapon, distinctive in that it was used by English forces alone, was probably the most effective missile weapon of the Late Middle Ages: its arrow had the same penetrative ability as a modern day bullet and the bow's rate of fire was not equalled by any weapon used by English forces until the adoption of the Lee Enfield rifle at the beginning of the 20th century. The English longbowmen's involvement in wars such as the War of the Roses (1455-1485) and One Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) is discussed.
Author : Great Britain
Publisher : AMS Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Laws of the Earliest English Kings written by Great Britain and published by AMS Press. This book was released on 1922 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William A. Chaney
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520014015
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (14 download)
Download or read book The Cult of Kingship in Anglo-Saxon England written by William A. Chaney and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1970 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Simon MacDowall
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781841761527
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (615 download)
Download or read book Germanic Warrior 236-568 AD written by Simon MacDowall and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2000-09-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 3rd to 6th centuries AD saw the collapse of the classical Mediterranean civilisation and the emergence of new states in Western Europe based on the Germanic warrior society. This book focuses particularly on the men that made up the retinues of the Germanic warlords who carved kingdoms out of the carcass of the West Roman Empire. Although sources for this early period are scarce, Simon MacDowall manages to construct a convincing picture of the Germanic warrior. Using evidence from Roman historians, German archaeology and Anglo-Saxon poetry, MacDowall examines first the warriors' society and hierarchy before dealing with their training, equipment, appearance, tactics and style of fighting.
Author : Christopher Gravett
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 : 9780275988395
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (883 download)
Download or read book Hastings 1066 written by Christopher Gravett and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fought on 14th October 1066 between Duke William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson, king of England, the Battle of Hastings irrevocably changed the course of English history. William's victory ensured his accession to the English throne. Hastings was also decisive in another way: the horrendous casualties suffered by the English nobility both there and at the two earlier battles of Fulford and Stamford Bridge resulted in there being very few men influential enough to lead an English resistance once William had been crowned. William would survive long enough to successfully found a Norman dynasty of English kings.
Author : Christopher Gravett
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781855329379
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (293 download)
Download or read book Knights at Tournament written by Christopher Gravett and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1999-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like all warrior classes throughout history medieval knights engaged in military games, partly in preparation for war and partly for pure sport. From their often brutal origins in the 10th century to the gaudy pageantry and eventual decline of the 15th and 16th centuries, tournaments were the centre of the knightly life. The image of the armoured and surcoated knight on his caparisoned charger remains the epitome of the chivalric ideal. Christopher Gravett explores the history of the tournament from its chaotic beginnings to its more formal, 'civilised' incarnation, describing the various 'events' and equipment which came into use.
Author : Frank Barlow
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780198202035
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Life of King Edward who Rests at Westminster written by Frank Barlow and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The anonymous Life of King Edward written about the time of the Norman Conquest, is an important and intriguing source for the history of Anglo-Saxon England in the years just before 1066. It provides a fascinating account of Edward the Confessor and his family, including his wife Edith, his father-in-law Earl Godwin, and the queen's brothers Tostig and Harold (who became king in 1066). The foundations of the legend of St. Edward the Confessor are apparent from the version of the work supplied by the unique manuscript of circa 1100. Barlow explores the problems raised by this anonymous and now incomplete manuscript and examines the development of the cult of St. Edward. He also investigates the life and works of Goscelin of St. Bertin, a possible author. For this second edition, Barlow has not only undertaken a complete revision of the book, but recent discoveries have enabled him to reconstruct in part the lacunae in BL Harley MS 526 with texts closer to the original.
Author : David Nicolle
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781841762357
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (623 download)
Download or read book Medieval Siege Weapons (1) written by David Nicolle and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2002-09-18 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Medieval era was a period of huge variety and invention in siege warfare. Before the use of cannon and other gun-powder artillery, siege engines relied on assorted sources of power, from torsion 'energy storage' systems to man-power, counter-balances and others. This book reveals how technological traditions from the Graeco-Roman world, Persia, India and above all China made a massive contribution to siege warfare techniques. It also covers developments in military engineering, such as mining, counter-mining, the breaking of walls, the use of noxious and chemical fumes and the use of fire-weapons.
Author : Christopher Gravett
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781841765310
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)
Download or read book Medieval Siege Warfare written by Christopher Gravett and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Patrick Sims-Williams
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521673426
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (734 download)
Download or read book Religion and Literature in Western England, 600-800 written by Patrick Sims-Williams and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-06-30 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the early conversion to Christianity of the pagan peoples of an area stretching from Stratford-upon-Avon to Offa's Dyke.
