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Title: Æthelred
Condition: New
EAN: 9780300229721
ISBN: 9780300229721
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 08/29/2017
Item Height: 227mm
Item Length: 144mm
Item Weight: 635g
Author: Levi Roach
Language: English
Subtitle: The Unready
ISBN-10: 0300229720
Description: An imaginative reassessment of Æthelred "the Unready," one of medieval England’s most maligned kings and a major Anglo-Saxon figure

The Anglo-Saxon king Æthelred "the Unready" (978–1016) has long been considered to be inscrutable, irrational, and poorly advised. Infamous for his domestic and international failures, Æthelred was unable to fend off successive Viking raids, leading to the notorious St. Brice’s Day Massacre in 1002, during which Danes in England were slaughtered on his orders. Though Æthelred’s posthumous standing is dominated by his unsuccessful military leadership, his seemingly blind trust in disloyal associates, and his harsh treatment of political opponents, Roach suggests that Æthelred has been wrongly maligned. Drawing on extensive research, Roach argues that Æthelred was driven by pious concerns about sin, society, and the anticipated apocalypse. His strategies, in this light, were to honor God and find redemption. Chronologically charting Æthelred’s life, Roach presents a more accessible character than previously available, illuminating his place in England and Europe at the turn of the first millennium.
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: History
Topic: Biography
Release Year: 2017

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