A short history of the Anglo-Saxons /

"Here lies our leader all cut down, the valiant man in the dust.' The elegiac words of the "Battle of Maldon", an epic poem written to celebrate the bravery of an English army defeated by Viking raiders in 991, emerge from a diverse literature - including "Beowulf" and...

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Main Author: Leyser, Henrietta (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : I.B. Tauris, 2017.
Series:I.B. Tauris short histories.
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Online Access:CONNECT