Armies Of Anglo Saxon England 410 1066

Author : Gabriele Esposito
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-12-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399093989

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Armies of Anglo-Saxon England 410–1066 by Gabriele Esposito Pdf

In the early 5th century, Germanic Angles, Saxons and Jutes crossed the North Sea in increasing numbers and began settling among the ruins of the former Roman province of Britannia. This led to centuries of warfare as these 'Anglo-Saxons' carved new, independent kingdoms at the point of the sword, fighting the native Britons and each other. From the late eighth century they also had to face the threat of the Vikings, at first as opportunistic raiders but increasingly bent on conquest. The last Viking invasion was defeated by Harold Godwinson at Stamford Bridge but he was defeated by the Normans in that same fatal year of 1066, ending the Anglo-Saxon Age. Gabriele Esposito gives an overview of Anglo-Saxon military history, narrating the great campaigns, such as those of Alfred the Great of Wessex and Harold Godwinson. He discusses in detail the composition of Anglo-Saxon forces, their tactics, weapons and equipment, detailing developments across the period. The informative, accessible text is supported by dozens of color images showing replica Saxon war gear in use.

Author : Ian P. Stephenson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000061597747

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The Late Anglo-Saxon Army by Ian P. Stephenson Pdf

Examining the history, tactics and equpment of the late Anglo-Saxon army

Author : Gabriele Esposito
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399008402

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Armies of the Vikings, AD 793–1066 by Gabriele Esposito Pdf

An in-depth, illustrated look at the campaigns, tactics, and weapons of some of history’s fiercest and most legendary warriors. Viking warriors were feared by their contemporaries and their ferocious reputation has survived to the present day. This book covers the military history of the Vikings from their early raiding to the final failure of their expansionist ambitions directed against England. In that period, Viking warbands and increasingly large armies had left their Scandinavian homelands to range across vast regions, including the whole of Northern Europe and beyond, even reaching North America. The British Isles were terrorized for two centuries and at times largely conquered. In Normandy, Russia, and elsewhere they also settled and founded states. As far afield as Constantinople, the Byzantine emperors employed them as their elite Varangian Guard. Tough, skilled and resourceful, with a culture that embraced the pursuit of immortal fame and a heroic death in battle, their renown as warriors was second to none. In this book, Gabriele Esposito outlines the history of their campaigns and battles and examines in detail their strategy, tactics, weapons, armor, and clothing. In addition, dozens of color photographs of replica equipment in use bring this fascinating subject to life.

Author : Stephen Pollington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019348064

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The English Warrior from Earliest Times to 1066 by Stephen Pollington Pdf

Covers all aspects of battlecraft for the period.

Author : David Nicolle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : OCLC:1319193709

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Arthur and the Anglo-Saxon Wars by David Nicolle Pdf

Anglo-Celtic warfare, AD 410-1066.

Author : Matthew Strickland
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 0851153283

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Anglo-Norman Warfare by Matthew Strickland Pdf

Articles fundamental to the study of warfare in England and Normandy in the 11th and 12th centuries collected here in one volume. The influence of war on late Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman society was dominant and all-pervasive. Here in this book, gathered together for the first time, are fundamental articles on warfare in England and Normandy in the 11th and12th centuries, combining the work of some of the foremost scholars in the field. Redressing the tendency to study military institutions and obligations in isolation from the practice of war, equal emphasis is given both to organisation and composition of forces, and to strategy, tactics and conduct of war. The result is not only an in-depth analysis of the nature of war itself, but a study of warfare in a broader social, political and cultural context. The Themes dealt with largely span the period of the Conquest, offering an assessment of the extent to which the Norman invasion marked radical change or a degree of continuity in the composition of armies and in methods offighting. This important collection, with an introduction and select bibliography, will be is essential not simply for the student of medieval warfare, but for all studying Anglo-Norman society and its ruling warrior aristocracy whose raison d'être was war. Contributors: NICHOLAS HOOPER, MARJORIE CHIBNALL, J.C. HOLT, J.O. PRESTWICH, R. ALLEN BROWN, JOHN GILLINGHAM, JIM BRADBURY, MATTHEW STRICKLAND, MATTHEW BENNETT.

Author : PAUL. HILL
Publisher : Pen & Sword Military
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1399077155

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The Anglo-Saxons at War by PAUL. HILL Pdf

In the time of the great Anglo-Saxon kings like Alfred and Athelstan, ®thelred and Edmund Ironside, what was warfare really like à how were the armies organized, how and why did they fight, how were the warriors armed and trained, and what was the Anglo-Saxon experience of war? As Paul Hill demonstrates in this compelling new study, documentary records and the growing body of archaeological evidence allows these questions to be answered with more authority than ever before. His broad, detailed and graphic account of the conduct of war in the Anglo-Saxon world in the unstable, violent centuries before the Norman Conquest will be illuminating reading for anyone who wants to learn about this key stage of medieval history. The role of violence and war in Anglo-Saxon society is explored, in particular the parts played by the king and the noblemen, and the means by which, in times of danger, the men of the fyrd were summoned to fight. The controversial subject of the Anglo-Saxon use of cavalry is also explored. Land and naval warfare are central sections of Paul HillÃ*s book, but he also covers the politics and diplomacy of warfare à the conduct of negotiations, the taking of hostages and the use of treachery. The weapons and armour of the Anglo-Saxons are described à the spears, the scramsaxes, axes, bows, swords, helmets, shields and mail that were employed in the close-quarter fighting of the day. Among the most valuable sections of the study are those dealing, in vivid detail, with actual experience of battle and siege à with the brutal reality of combat as it is revealed by campaigns against the Danes, in the battles of Ashdown, Maldon and Stamford Bridge, and sieges at Reading and Rochester.

Author : Sir James Sibbald David Scott (bart.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 682 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1868
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : MINN:319510020493161

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The British Army by Sir James Sibbald David Scott (bart.) Pdf

Author : Gareth Williams
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472818331

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Viking Warrior vs Anglo-Saxon Warrior by Gareth Williams Pdf

In the two centuries before the Norman invasion of England, Anglo-Saxon and Viking forces clashed repeatedly in bloody battles across the country. Repeated Viking victories in the 9th century led to their settlement in the north of the country, but the tide of war ebbed and flowed until the final Anglo-Saxon victory before the Norman Conquest. Using stunning artwork, this book examines in detail three battles between the two deadly foes: Ashdown in 871 which involved the future Alfred the Great; Maldon in 991 where an Anglo-Saxon army sought to counter a renewed Viking threat; and Stamford Bridge in 1066, in which King Harold Godwinesson abandoned his preparations to repel the expected Norman invasion in order to fight off Harald Hard-Counsel of Norway. Drawing upon historical accounts from both English and Scandinavian sources and from archaeological evidence, Gareth Williams presents a detailed comparison of the weaponry, tactics, strategies and underlying military organization of the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, and considers the developments which took place on both sides in the two centuries of Viking incursions into Anglo-Saxon England.

Author : Richard Philip Abels,Bernard S. Bachrach
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0851158471

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The Normans and Their Adversaries at War by Richard Philip Abels,Bernard S. Bachrach Pdf

Studies of warfare, armies, logistics and weapons throughout the Norman realms. The studies in this book examine and illuminate the Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman military institutions that supported and shaped the conduct of war in northwestern Europe in the central middle ages. Taken together they challenge received opinion on a number of issues and force a profound reconsideration of the manner in which the Normans and their adversaries, Anglo-Saxons, Danes, Angevins and the Welsh, prepared for and waged war. Contributors: RICHARD ABELS, BERNARD BACHRACH, KELLY DEVRIES, JOHN FRANCE, C.M. GILLMOR, ROBERT HELMERICHS, NIELS LUND, STEPHEN MORILLO, MICHAEL PRESTWICH, FREDERICK SUPPE.

Author : sir James Sibbald David Scott (3rd bart.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1868
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HX3P95

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The British army: its origin, progress, and equipment by sir James Sibbald David Scott (3rd bart.) Pdf

Author : Richard Humble
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036288210

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The Fall of Saxon England by Richard Humble Pdf

Author : Marc Morris
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781643135359

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The Anglo-Saxons by Marc Morris Pdf

A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national bestselling author Marc Morris. Sixteen hundred years ago Britain left the Roman Empire and swiftly fell into ruin. Grand cities and luxurious villas were deserted and left to crumble, and civil society collapsed into chaos. Into this violent and unstable world came foreign invaders from across the sea, and established themselves as its new masters. The Anglo-Saxons traces the turbulent history of these people across the next six centuries. It explains how their earliest rulers fought relentlessly against each other for glory and supremacy, and then were almost destroyed by the onslaught of the vikings. It explores how they abandoned their old gods for Christianity, established hundreds of churches and created dazzlingly intricate works of art. It charts the revival of towns and trade, and the origins of a familiar landscape of shires, boroughs and bishoprics. It is a tale of famous figures like King Offa, Alfred the Great and Edward the Confessor, but also features a host of lesser known characters - ambitious queens, revolutionary saints, intolerant monks and grasping nobles. Through their remarkable careers we see how a new society, a new culture and a single unified nation came into being. Drawing on a vast range of original evidence - chronicles, letters, archaeology and artefacts - renowned historian Marc Morris illuminates a period of history that is only dimly understood, separates the truth from the legend, and tells the extraordinary story of how the foundations of England were laid.

Author : Gabriele Esposito
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526772756

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Armies of the Thracians & Dacians, 500 BC–AD 150 by Gabriele Esposito Pdf

A history of these warring armies who dominated the ancient world, with eighty detailed photos and illustrations of equipment. The Thracians, mentioned as early as the eighth century BC in Homer’s Iliad, were fundamental in the evolution of Greek military systems across the ages. They fought in the Persian Wars, were part of Alexander the Great’s army, were used as mercenaries in many Hellenistic armies, and resisted Roman conquest for a long time. In addition, they used some iconic weapons and had a distinctive panoply. The Dacians were a mix of different cultures and were extremely influenced by some steppe peoples, such as the Sarmatians. They had a lot in common with the Thracians, but had a different history. They formed one of the largest and most powerful kingdoms of antiquity, a sort of superpower that dominated over the Balkans. Their wars against Trajan and the Roman Army were absolutely epic, the last campaigns of conquest in the history of the Western Roman Empire. This book about the Thracians and Dacians features a rich collection of photos specifically created for it by reenactors.

Author : Marjorie Chibnall
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : England
ISBN : 9780851152868

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Proceedings of the Battle Conference by Marjorie Chibnall Pdf