Starting AD 400 (around the time of their invasion of England) and running through to the 1100s (the 'Aftermath'), historian Geoffrey Hindley shows the Anglo-Saxons as formative in the history not only of England but also of Europe.
The society inspired by the warrior world of the Old English poem Beowulf saw England become the world's first nation state and Europe's first country to conduct affairs in its own language, and Bede and Boniface of Wessex establish the dating convention we still use today. Including all the latest research, this is a fascinating assessment of a vital historical period.
- ISBN10 0786717386
- ISBN13 9780786717385
- Publish Date 14 July 2006 (first published 29 June 2006)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 4 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Avalon Publishing Group
- Format Paperback
- Pages 320
- Language English