Vikings: Fear and Faith

by Cavill, Paul
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ISBN: 9780007104024
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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.

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Cavill, Paul
  • ISBN: 9780007104024
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.84 x 0.98
  • Number Of Pages: 380
  • Publication Year: 2001

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