Weapons And Warfare In Anglo Saxon England

Author : Sonia Chadwick Hawkes
Publisher : Oxford University School of Archaeology
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Weapons and Warfare in Anglo-Saxon England written by Sonia Chadwick Hawkes and published by Oxford University School of Archaeology. This book was released on 1989 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen essays on the practice of war in Anglo-Saxon times, from weapon types to social effects.

Author : Richard Underwood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anglo-Saxon Weapons and Warfare written by Richard Underwood and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey describing the weapons and equipment of the Anglo-Saxon warrior during the three-and-a-half centuries from the end of Roman Britain to the arrival of the Vikings (AD 450-800).

Author : Alexander Vesey Bethune Norman
Publisher : Hippocrene Books
ISBN 13 : 9780880290449
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book English Weapons & Warfare, 449-1660 written by Alexander Vesey Bethune Norman and published by Hippocrene Books. This book was released on 1985 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Logan Thompson
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473811864
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Weapons in Britain written by Logan Thompson and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2005-03-03 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking study of the weaponry used in combat thousands of years ago. Few accounts of ancient warfare have looked at how the weapons were made and how they were actually used in combat. Logan Thompson's pioneering survey traces the evolution of weapons in Britain across three thousand years, from the Bronze Age to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Insights gained from painstaking practical research and technical analysis shed new light on the materials used, the processes of manufacture, the development of the weapons, and their effectiveness. His account features new information about the weapons themselves and their origin and design—as well as a fascinating new perspective on the practice of early warfare.

Author : Paul Hill
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1781598940
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Anglo-Saxons at War, 800–1066 written by Paul Hill and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historian and archeologist presents a vivid and comprehensive account of warfare in early Medieval England. In this compelling new study, Paull Hill reveals what documentary records and the growing body of archaeological evidence can tell us about war and combat in the age of the great Anglo-Saxon kings. The violent centuries before the Norman Conquest come to life in this detailed account of how and why the Anglo-Saxons fought, how their warriors were armed and trained, how their armies were organized, and much more. The role of combat in Anglo-Saxon society is explored, from the parts played by the king and the noblemen to the means by which the men of the fyrd were summoned to fight in times of danger. Land and naval warfare are both explored in depth. Hill also covers the politics and diplomacy of warfare, the conduct of negotiations, the taking of hostages, the use of treachery, and the controversial subject of the use of cavalry. The weapons and armor of the Anglo-Saxons are described, including the spears, scramsaxes, axes, bows, swords, helmets, shields and mail that were employed in the close-quarter fighting of the day. Drawing on this wealth of information, Hill presents a vivid recreation of the actual experience of fighting in the campaigns against the Danes; the battles of Ashdown, Maldon and Stamford Bridge; and the sieges at Reading and Rochester.

Author : Christopher Harper-Bill
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0851157076
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of the Battle Conference 1996 written by Christopher Harper-Bill and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 1997 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen Pollington
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The English Warrior from Earliest Times to 1066 written by Stephen Pollington and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers all aspects of battlecraft for the period.

Author : Kelly DeVries
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9781843830276
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066 written by Kelly DeVries and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 1999 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three weeks before the battle of Hastings, Harold defeated an invading army of Norwegians at the battle of Stamford Bridge, a victory which was to cost him dear. The events surrounding the battle are discussed in detail. This very accessible narrative...tells the story of 'the first two important battles of 1066', Fulford Gate and Stamford Bridge, and of the leaders of the opposing English and Norwegian factions. CHOICE He places the invasion in a broad context. He outlines the Anglo-Scandinavian nature of the English kingdom in the eleventh century, traces the careers of the major leaders, and devotes a chapter each to the English and Norwegian military systems. JOURNAL OF MILITARY HISTORY William the Conqueror's invasion in 1066 was not the only attack on England that year. On September 25, 1066, less than three weeks before William defeated King Harold II Godwinson at the battle of Hastings, that same Harold had been victorious over his other opponent of 1066, King Haraldr Hardrádi of Norway at the battle of Stamford Bridge. It was an impressive victory, driving an invading army of Norwegians from theearldom of Northumbria; but it was to cost Harold dear. In telling the story of this neglected battle, Kelly DeVries traces the rise and fall of a family of English warlords, the Godwins, as well as that of the equally impressiveNorwegian warlord Hardrádi. KELLY DEVRIES is Associate Professor, Department of History, Loyola College in Maryland.

Author : Alexander Vesey B. Norman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of War and Weapons, 449 to 1660 written by Alexander Vesey B. Norman and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9780851157160
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sword in Anglo-Saxon England written by Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 1998 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study concerns the importance of the sword in Anglo-Saxon and Viking society, with reference to surviving swords and literary sources, especially Beowulf.