The Anglo-Saxon Fenland (Oosthuizen Susan)(Paperback)

The Anglo-Saxon Fenland (Oosthuizen Susan)(Paperback)

Archaeologies and histories of the fens of eastern England, continue to suggest, explicitly or by implication, that the early medieval fenland was dominated by the activities of north-west European colonists in a largely empty landscape. Using existing and new evidence and arguments, this new

The Emergence of the English (Oosthuizen Susan)(Paperback)

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

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

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

Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms (Breay Claire)(Paperback)

The Anglo-Saxon period stretches from the arrival of Germanic groups on British shores in the early 5th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066. During these centuries, the English language was used and written down for the first time, pagan populations were converted to Christianity, and the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Viking and Anglo-Saxon Struggle for England (Throp Claire)(Paperback / softback)

The Viking and Anglo-Saxon Struggle for England is a fascinating account of British history from a period that begins when the Vikings arrived and attacked Lindisfarne in 793, through to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, when the Normans were

Winter of the Wolves: The Anglo-Saxon Age is Dawning (Bradman Tony)(Paperback / softback)

Trees in Anglo-Saxon England: Literature, Lore and Landscape (Hooke Della)(Paperback)

Trees played a particularly important part in the rural economy of Anglo-Saxon England, both for wood and timber and as a wood-pasture resource, with hunting gaining a growing cultural role. But they are also powerful icons in many pre-Christian religions, with a degree of tree symbolism found in

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

Anglo-Saxon Runes (Kemble John M.)(Paperback)

Northanhymbre Saga - History of the Anglo-Saxon Kings of Northumbria (Marsden John)(Paperback / softback)

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

The Strathclyde and the Anglo-Saxons in the Viking Age (Clarkson Tim)(Paperback)

Analyses the political relationships between the Clyde Britons and their Anglo-Saxon neighbours; explains how the kingdom of Strathclyde, or Cumbria, became one of the great powers of the time; describes the origins of the English county of Cumberland and the western section of the English-Scottish

Anglo-Saxon England (Stenton Frank M.)(Paperback)

Discussing the development of English society, from the growth of royal power to the establishment of feudalism after the Norman Conquest, this book focuses on the emergence of the earliest English kingdoms and the Anglo-Norman monarchy in 1087. It also describes the chief phases in the history of

Beowulf, Dragon Slayer (Sutcliff Rosemary)(Paperback)

In this thrilling re-telling of the Anglo-Saxon legend, Beowulf, the renowned children's historical fiction writer Rosemary Sutcliff recounts Beowulf's most terrifying quests: against Grendel the man-wolf, against the hideous sea-hag and, most courageous of all - his fight to the death with the

A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (Clark-Hall J. R.)(Paperback)

This classic dictionary deals carefully and exhaustively with all the words which occur in Anglo-Saxon poetry and prose. Variant dialectic forms are given, together with variant forms found in the same dialect. Purely poetic words and words not common in prose are indicated, and references are

Beowulf (Holt Nick)(Paperback / softback)

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