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 British
Artefacts
Volume 2:
Middle Saxon & Viking
The first volume in the
series dealt with the early material from the Adventus Saxonum through
to the middle of the 7th century when the process of conversion to
Christianity was underway.
This second volume covers the Middle Saxon material, including the
impact that the Vikings had on Anglo-Saxon life during the period of the
Great Army, the resistance of King Alfred, the Danelaw and its
reconquest by Edward the Elder, the Kingdom of York and the formation of
England under King Athelstan.
The chapter headings sum up the contents:
The Middle Saxon & Viking Period;
Runes & Roman Script;
Artefact Production & Distribution;
Art Styles;
Advice for Collectors;
Advice for Finders;
Metal Artefacts – including brooches, buckles, strap ends, fasteners
& tags, pendants, mounts, rings & bracelets, weapons &
fittings, ecclesiastical & liturgical items, gaming pieces, weights,
keys, tools & utensils;
Non-Metallic Artefacts; Anglo Saxon & Viking Burials;
Middle Saxon & Viking Kingdoms
All lavishly illustrated with nearly 400 beautiful colour pictures and
maps.
The book is laid out logically with preliminary discussions of the
history, and of manufacturing and distribution as well as advice for
collectors and finders; there follows a brief outline of the scripts,
Roman and runic, Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian. The art styles are
discussed in some detail, then follow the metal artefacts by type,
followed by the non-metallic material such as glass, amber, bone and
horn. The burial traditions – inhumation and cremation, Viking and
Anglo-Saxon – are handled succinctly in a few pages with typical grave
plans. Scandinavian settlement is dealt with as well as the Middle Saxon
and Viking kingdoms. Finally the summary data for the images are
tabulated, followed by a glossary, bibliography and index.
The book covers the subject brilliantly, offers a great breadth of
material and manages to spring a few surprises – it includes a unique
gold finger ring bearing the name Cynefrid, a gilded Irish mount and
some spectacular swords.
Format: A4; 148 pages;
paperback.
| Web Price: £15.00
POST FREE U. K. mainland |
Ref:
B 0457 |
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