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Vikings: Fear and Faith
Paperback
Medieval & Renaissance HistoryReligion General Scandinavian History
ISBN13: 9780007104024
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: Dec 25 2001
Pages: 380
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.98 Width: 5.26 Depth: 7.84
Language: English
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.
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