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Warrior Edoardo Albert

Warrior By Edoardo Albert

Warrior by Edoardo Albert


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Summary

1400 years, 206 bones, 1 extraordinary story... The never-before-told story of a nameless Anglo-Saxon warrior and the bloody life he led.

Warrior Summary

Warrior: A Life of War in Anglo-Saxon Britain by Edoardo Albert

Warrior tells the story of forgotten man, a man whose bones were found in an Anglo-Saxon graveyard at Bamburgh castle in Northumberland. It is the story of a violent time when Britain was defining itself in waves of religious fervour, scattered tribal expansion and terrible bloodshed; it is the story of the fighting class, men apart, defined in life and death by their experiences on the killing field; it is an intricate and riveting narrative of survival and adaptation set in the stunning political and physical landscapes of medieval England. Warrior is a classic of British history, a landmark of popular archaeology, and a must-read for anyone interested in the story of where we've come from.

Warrior Reviews

Imaginatively constructed within a story of love and hate, war and peace, Christianity and paganism, scientific insights and intuitive guesswork, the authors paint a vivid picture of the wider world surrounding northern England some thirteen hundred years ago -- Ian Ralston, Abercromby Professor of Archaeology, Edinburgh University * The Archaeology of Britain *
It is said that the dead cannot speak: Albert and Gething prove that wrong in this masterly tale of investigation, heroism and discovery that follows from the discovery of the bones of one man near the coast of Northumbria. With the aid of meticulous research and the latest scientific and archaeological advances this book brings together flawed archaeologists, traitorous kings and political saints into one accessible tale. Albert and Gething are a great team, throwing a startling new light on the so-called Dark Ages. A triumphant exploration of a time when the future of the British Isles was at stake -- Justin Hill
Enthralling... riveting, brilliantly written -- Editor's Choice * Bookseller *
Intriguing. . . Warrior is an engrossing tale of Anglo-Saxon Britain that will appeal to those interested in the period or archaeology in general * All About History *
So stirringly told, and the past so vividly evoked, that the reader is left believing it must be true * Mail on Sunday *

About Edoardo Albert

Edoardo Albert is a writer from London. Paul Gething is the lead archaeologist at the renowned Bamburgh castle dig. They are the authors of Northumbria: The Lost Kingdom.

Additional information

GOR009968320
9781783784424
1783784423
Warrior: A Life of War in Anglo-Saxon Britain by Edoardo Albert
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Granta Books
20190919
304
N/A
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