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Weaving Words and Binding Bodies: The Poetics of Human Experience in Old English Literature

Megan Cavell

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References to weaving and binding are ubiquitous in Anglo-Saxon literature. Several hundred...

King Alfred's Coins: The Watlington Viking Hoard

John Naylor and Gareth Williams

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In October 2015, metal detectorist James Mather discovered an important Viking hoard near Watlington...

How Nations Innovate: The Political Economy of Technological Innovation in Affluent Capitalist Economies

Jingjing Huo

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How Nations Innovate compares how affluent capitalist economies differ in their patterns of...

A Handbook of Saxon Sorcery and Magic: Wyrdworking, Rune Craft, Divination and Wortcunning

Alaric Albertsson

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Discover the secrets of Saxon sorcery, and learn how to craft rune charms, brew potions, cast...

Aethelred: The Unready

Levi Roach

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An imaginative reassessment of Aethelred "the Unready," one of medieval England's most maligned...

The Dating of Beowulf: A Reassessment

Leonard Neidorf

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"This book will be a milestone, and deserves to be widely read. The early Beowulf that...

MarianL (0 KP) rated The Last Kingdom in TV

Jul 10, 2019 (Updated Jul 10, 2019)

The Last Kingdom

2015 | Action, Drama, History

7.7

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Brilliant series!! Based on Bernard Cornell's books "The saxon stories". Full of action as well as great stories including romance to bring you closer to the characters. Set in the 800s at the time of king Alfred (the great) and is very interesting from a historical point of view. There are Anglo-Saxons, Danes, Britons and even talk of scots. There's no obvious good guys or bad guys either and there are many twists and turns. Definitely gives of game of throne vibes. Would highly recommend!

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David McK (3508 KP) rated Conquest (Making of England, #1) in Books

Jan 30, 2019

A fictionalised retelling of the life story of Hereward of Bourne (also known as Hereward the Wake): an Anglo-Saxon who lead the resistance against William the Conqueror following his victory against Harold at Senlac Ridge, in what would become known as the Battle of Hastings.

While it is a name I had heard before, I have to say it's not a story that I was familiar with (unlike that of, say, Robin Hood or King Arthur) - this, however, I actually found to be rather a dry read.