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A seminal biography of the underappreciated eleventh-century Scandinavian warlord-turned-Anglo-Saxon monarch who united the English and Danish crowns to forge a North Sea empire Historian Timothy Bolton offers a fascinating reappraisal of one of the most misunderstood of the Anglo-Saxon kings: Cnut, the powerful Danish warlord who conquered England and created a North Sea empire in the eleventh century. This seminal biography draws from a wealth of written and archaeological sources to show more provide the most detailed accounting to date of the life and accomplishments of a remarkable figure in European history, a forward-thinking warrior-turned-statesman who created a new Anglo-Danish regime through designed internationalism. show lessTags
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Timothy Bolton, Ph.D. (2005) in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, is the Specialist in Western Medieval Manuscripts at Sotheby's. He has published a number of studies in journals such as Medieval Scandinavia and Nottingbam Medieval Studies on various aspects of Anglo-Scandinavian rule in England and Scandinavia.
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- Canonical title
- Cnut the Great
- Original publication date
- 2017
- People/Characters
- Cnut the Great; Aelgifu of Northampton, wife of Cnut; Ælgifu of Northampton; Aethelred the Unready; Æthelred the Unready; Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (show all 13); Edmund Ironside; Godwin, Earl of Wessex; Harald Gormsson; Harthacnut; Ólafr Haraldsson; Thorkell the Tall; Emma of Normandy
- Dedication
- This book is dedicated to the memory of my dear friend Raymond Ian Page (1924-2012), who taught me that with warmth and charm our shared traits of pedantry and curmudgeonliness can be powerful tools rather than social drawbac... (show all)ks.
- First words
- INTRODUCTION
ON THE STUDY OF CNUT
It is unfortunate that, even in the shadow of the millennial anniversary of Cnut's successful invasion of England, most members of the public in Britain and Scandinavia will know this k... (show all)ing mainly for the story of his attempts to turn back the tide -- and that in a truncated form -- and that in a truncated form which removes the essential message of the story and makes him appear foolish or prideful. - Blurbers
- Jones, Dan; Stafford, Pauline; Naismith, Rory; Ryan, Martin J.; James, Lawrence; Schousbou, Karen (show all 9); Abrams, Lesley; Donoghue, Steve; Orme, Nicholas
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- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 942.01 — History & geography History of Europe England and Wales England Anglo-Saxon B.C. 55 - A.D. 1066
- LCC
- DA160 .B649 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Great Britain History of Great Britain England History By period Early and medieval to 1485 Celts. Romans. Saxons. Danes. Normans
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