The Anglo-Saxon World: An Anthology (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback)

The Anglo-Saxon World: An Anthology (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback)

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. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has

Beowulf: The Fight at Finnsburh (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback)

The finest literary work passed down to us from Anglo-Saxon times, Beowulf celebrates the existence of heroism in a dark world of feuds, violence, and uncertainty. Set in the legendary Scandinavian past, Beowulf comes to the aid of the Danish king Hrothgar by killing the terrifying monster Grendel

The Exeter Book Riddles (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback)

The ninety-six Anglo-Saxon riddles in the eleventh-century Exeter Book are poems of great charm, zest, and subtlety. Ranging from natural phenomena (such as icebergs and storms at sea) to animal and bird life, from the Christian concept of the creation to prosaic domestic objects (such as a rake

Penguin Book of Norse Myths - Gods of the Vikings (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback / softback)

Short!: A Book of Very Short Stories (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback)

Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback / softback)

Gravity for Beginners (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback / softback)

Kevin Crossley-Holland's name will be familiar to readers of all ages for his historical novels, his re-telling of the Norse myths and his many volumes of poetry. Previously published by the late Enitharmon Press, he is a very welcome newcomer to Arc with his twelfth collection - his first for six

Norse Myths - Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Pevná vazba)

An extraordinary and enthralling illustrated anthology of Norse Myths from a Carnegie-Medal winning author.The gods of the Vikings come to life as never before in this extraordinary illustrated anthology by Carnegie Medal-winning author Kevin Crossley-Holland and artist Jeffrey Alan Love. These

Building Anglo-Saxon England (Blair John)(Paperback)

A radical rethinking of the Anglo-Saxon world that draws on the latest archaeological discoveries This beautifully illustrated book draws on the latest archaeological discoveries to present a radical reappraisal of the Anglo-Saxon built environment and its inhabitants. John Blair, one of the

Beowulf (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback)

For a long while Beowulf leaned on the blood-stained sword; his heart was pounding. A man with the strength of thirty! Slayer of Grendel and slayer of the sea-wolf! A hero without equal in this middle-world! The story of Beowulf was written down as an epic poem in Anglo-Saxon England. It recounts

The Anglo-Saxon World (Ryan M. J.)(Paperback)

The Anglo-Saxon period, stretching from the fifth to the late eleventh century, begins with the Roman retreat from the Western world and ends with the Norman takeover of England. Between these epochal events, many of the contours and patterns of English life that would endure for the next

Anglo-Saxon Boy (Bradman Tony)(Paperback / softback)

An action-packed Anglo-Saxon tale of one boy's journey to the Battle of Hastings in

Found!: Anglo-Saxon Britain (Butterfield Moira)(Paperback)

Uncover the fascinating stories of thirteen Anglo-Saxon finds. What's the first Anglo-Saxon object you can think of? Did you know that thousands of stone, metal, pottery and wooden objects have been found from this time in human history? All of these objects can tell us a lot about the

Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History 22 (Hamerow Helena)(Paperback)

Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History (ASSAH) is an annual journal concerned with the archaeology and history of England and its neighbours during the Anglo-Saxon period (circa AD 400-1100). ASSAH offers researchers an opportunity to publish new work in an inter- and multi-disciplinary

Warrior: A Life of War in Anglo-Saxon Britain (Albert Gething)(Paperback)

Warrior tells the story of forgotten man, a man whose bones were found in an Anglo-Saxon graveyard at Bamburgh castle in Northumberland. It is the story of a violent time when Britain was defining itself in waves of religious fervour, scattered tribal expansion and terrible bloodshed; it is the

The Anglo-Saxon Age (Blair John)(Paperback)

John Blair's Very Short Introduction to the Anglo-Saxon Age covers the emergence of the earliest English settlements to the Norman victory in 1066. This book is a brief introduction to the political, social, religious, and cultural history of Anglo-Saxon England and it is the most comprehensive and

Seeing Stone - Book 1 (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback / softback)

Medieval life and Arthurian magic in a novel that transcends boundaries, with appeal for children of 9+ and older readers

Dress in Anglo-Saxon England (Owen-Crocker Gale R.)(Paperback)

Splendid . . . the major overview of Anglo-Saxon clothing and textile from the 5th to 11th centuries. . . . Owen-Crocker has become the authority reconstructors call upon. . . . A wise and scholarly book. TOEBI Newsletter Based on the revised and expanded edition of 2004, this paperback is an

Beowulf (Morpurgo Sir Michael)(Paperback / softback)

The epic Anglo-Saxon legend is brilliantly recreated by an award-winning author/illustrator

Anglo-Saxon Sites (Dickmann Nancy)(Paperback / softback)

Which Anglo-Saxon places or remains still exist in the UK today? And what do they tell us about how the Anglo-Saxons lived? This book takes a tour around of some of these places, giving a fascinating glimpse of how Anglo-Saxons built their houses and communities as well as showing why they are

A History of Norwich (Meeres Frank)(Paperback)

Norwich has a rich and fascinating history. An important Anglo-Saxon market town at the time of the Norman invasion, it grew to become one of the leading cities of England by the early Middle Ages and second only to London in the 16th and 17th centuries. It retained its importance until the

Choice of Anglo-Saxon Verse (Hamer Richard)(Paperback / softback)

A Choice of Anglo-Saxon Verse contains the Old English texts of all the major short poems, such as 'The Battle of Maldon', 'The Dream of the Rood', 'The Wanderer' and 'The Seafarer', as well as a generous representation of the many important fragments, riddles and gnomic verses that survive from

The Serpent Sword, 1 (Harffy Matthew)(Paperback)

An action-packed historical thriller set in Anglo-Saxon Britain in AD 633. The first book in The Bernicia

Poetry of the First World War: An Anthology (Kendall Tim)(Paperback)

The First World War produced an extraordinary flowering of poetic talent. Its poets mark the conflict in ways that are both intensely personal and as enduring as any monument. Their lines have come to express the feelings of a nation about the horrors and consequences of war. This new anthology