Finding the Battle of Brunanburh - Couverture souple

Cavill, Paul; Harding, Stephen E.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1910481157 ISBN 13 : 9781910481158

Editeur : University of Chester Press, 2025

Synopsis

Brunanburh was where the greatest and bloodiest battle in England before the Norman Conquest was fought. Athelstan, king of the English, won a resounding victory over a coalition of Scotsmen, Norsemen from Ireland, men from the kingdom of Strathclyde and probably Northumbrians. The story of the battle was told again and again, and well over fifty medieval writers recorded it in various forms. But where specifically did the battle take place? Many writers over the last hundred years or so have tried to answer that question, often working from inadequate and incomplete sources or outdated assumptions. This book offers the insights of two scholars, specialists in very different disciplines, to give the most comprehensive analysis of the evidence currently available. The sources, literary, linguistic, historical, scientific and archaeological are examined in detail. Combining specialist knowledge of place-names and ongoing chemical isotope analysis and provenance of archaeological finds, this book paves the way for finally locating Brunanburh.

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À propos de l'auteur

Paul Cavill earned his doctorate at Nottingham University, where he worked for over thirty years, specialising in place-names, early medieval languages and the history of English. His interest in the location of Brunanburh was sparked by work on the place-names of Wirral in the volume Wirral and its Viking Heritage, co-edited with Steve Harding and Judith Jesch and published by the English Place-Name Society in 2000. Since then he has published many articles on aspects of the battle and the Old English poem about it. He was a major contributor to Michael Livingston’s Casebook on the battle (University of Exeter Press, 2011), editing the Latin texts and writing a chapter on the place-name evidence. He has been a frequent contributor on place-names to BBC Radio 4 and local radio programmes and to the national press. He is Editor of the Journal of the English Place-Name Society and Production Editor of the Place- Name Society’s wide range of publications./Steve Harding, who is Wirral born, gained a Doctor of Science (DSc) from the University of Oxford and is now Professor Emeritus in Biochemistry at Nottingham University. His research crosses the boundaries between Science and History. Trained by the man who discovered the bonds (hydrogen bonds) that hold DNA together (J. M. Creeth, 1924–2010), he instigated with colleagues at the University of Leicester the DNA survey of NW England looking for Viking ancestry in the old population, engaging heavily with the public and heritage organisations. He is a member of the ‘Saving the Oseberg Viking Ship’ research team, contributing his expertise in complex carbohydrates in helping save one of Norway’s national treasures. Working with Mike McCartney and the Wirral Learning Grid he set up the schools website ‘Vikings in Wirral’ where youngsters interact with Ingimund, depicted as a cartoon character who takes them through the science and history behind the study of Vikings. The site was highly acclaimed by the Times Educational x Finding the Battle of Brunanburh Supplement. Other recent books include In Search of Vikings (with colleagues David Griffiths and Elizabeth Royles), Viking DNA (with Mark Jobling and Turi King) and the third edition of Ingimund’s Saga: Viking Wirral. He has appeared on many TV and radio programmes and in 2011 King Harald V of Norway made him Ridder 1. Klasse den Kongelige Norske Fortjenstorden – Knight of the First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Chester Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1910481157
• ISBN 13: 9781910481158
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 460
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible