The Viking Great Army and the making of England /
Who were the Viking Great Army and what was their lasting impact on Britain? This is the definitive account of the notorious Viking Great Army that swept through Britain between AD 865 and 880, fundamentally reshaping its political, economic and social landscape and ultimately helping to 'make...
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London ; New York :
Thames & Hudson,
[2021]
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue: Heroes and Villains
- Part 1: The Vikings and their World: Warrior-Chiefs and Kings; 2. The Raids Begin
- Part 2: The Viking Great Army: 3. A Pivotal Decade; 4. The Winter of AD 872-3 and the Camp at Torksey; 5. Beyond the Winter Camps; 6. The Army's Dead; 7. Raiders to Settlers; 8. York and the Viking Camp at Aldwark
- Part 3: The Making of a Nation: 9. Wessex Fights Back and the Origins of England; 10 The First Industrial Revolution
- Epilogue: Immigrants and Artisans.