The book describes one of the biggest archaeological finds of our times; yet there is nothing new to see. There are secrets hidden in plain sight. Therefore this book brings an entirely new approach to the subject. The answers are out there, in the countryside, waiting to be found. Months of field work and map study allow us to understand how the Anglo-Saxons conquered England, county by county and decade by decade. The book exposes what the landscape and the place names tell us.
As a result, we can now know far more about this critical period. What is so special about Essex? Why is Buckinghamshire an odd shape? Why is the legend of King Arthur so special to us? Why dont Cumbrian farmers use English numbers when they count sheep? Why dont we know where Camelot was? Why did the Romano-British stop eating oysters? "The Anglo-Saxon Conquest of England" answers those questions, and many more.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Storr, Jim
Title
The Anglo Saxon Conquest of England
Details
English text, paperback, 97 bw- and 16 colour illustrations. 312 pages.
