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Battles of the Dark Ages - British Battlefields AD 410 to 1065
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Battles of the
Dark Ages
Battles of the
Dark Ages
British Battlefields AD 410 to 1065
Peter Marren
Pen & Sword
MILITARY
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First published in Great Britain in 2006 by
Pen & Sword Military
an imprint of
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
47 Church Street
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S70 2AS
Copyright © Peter Marren 2006
ISBN: 1-84415-270-7
ISBN: 978-1-84415-270-4
The right of Peter Marren to be identified as
Author of this Work has been asserted by
him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs
and Patents Act 1988.
A CIP catalogue record for this book is
available from the British Library
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any
form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording
or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the
Publisher in writing.
Maps provided by Cartography Services ( www.cartography-services.co.uk)
e-mail: info@cartography-services.co.uk (phone: 01245 345757)
Typeset in ll/13pt Ehrhardt by Concept, Huddersfield
Printed and bound in England by Biddies Ltd
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Contents
List of Maps
vi
Preface
vii
Chapter 1 Introduction
1
Chapter 2 The Saxon Conquest
25
Chapter 3 Mount Badon and Arthur
44
Chapter 4 The Battles for Northern England
59
Chapter 5 Dunnichen: Destiny in the North
81
Chapter 6 King Ecgbert and the Vikings
95
Chapter 7 The Battles of King Alfred
112
Chapter 8 Brunanburh: The Greatest Battle
132
Chapter 9 Spears as Tribute: The Battle of Maldon
147
Chapter 10 Calamity under Aethelred
161
Gazetteer
182
Notes
193
References
201
Index
205

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