Little Kingdoms: An A-Z of Early Medieval Britain

Little Kingdoms: An A-Z of Early Medieval Britain by ALEX HARVEY


Authors
ALEX HARVEY
ISBN
9781036125813
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Dimensions
156 x 234mm

Before England, Wales, and Scotland were created, before Alfred the Great and the Great Viking Army, before even a raid on Lindisfarne, the kingdoms that made up the British Isles were a squabbling, kaleidoscopic mosaic of realities. Some centred their livelihood around rivers, others dug deep to harvest resources from the ground beneath them. There were kingdoms that straddled the sea, others divided by marshes, and some that stuck to rugged mountainsides, or even caves. All these places, remembered now in place-names, artefacts, and obscure chronicles, have become obscured and forgotten, in many cases lost entirely. Little Kingdoms peels back the veil on sixty-two unique realms, listed alphabetically like a travelogue, showcasing the most diverse corners of Early Medieval England, sandwiched in that tantalising gap between the Roman and Viking periods. By using a mixture of disciplines, folklore, and a little imagination, all sixty-two (and many more besides) are brought to life through careful detective work, inventive illustrations, and detailed maps, highlighting the multicultural people of this island and their many, many origins. AUTHOR: Alex Harvey is a postgraduate archaeology student from the University of York, and now a lecturer and museum professional who works in Yorkshire. He has written for academic journals and magazines like Early Medieval England, and has presented research at conferences from Leeds to Leiden. Author of Forgotten Vikings: New Approaches To The Viking Age, and Riddles Of The Isle, Harvey continually seeks to make lesser-known elements of history accessible and entertaining.
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