Taming the Northern Tide | Cnut the Great and the 1016 North Sea Empire
Langue : anglais
Edité par Winston Maddox Publishing, 2026
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Taming the Northern Tide | Cnut the Great and the 1016 North Sea Empire | Winston Maddox | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | Winston Maddox Publishing | EAN 9798233993473 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.
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- Titre
- Taming the Northern Tide | Cnut the Great and the 1016 North Sea Empire
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- Winston Maddox
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- Winston Maddox Publishing
- Année de publication
- 2026
- État de l'article
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- Reliure
- Taschenbuch
- Langue
- anglais
- ISBN à 13 chiffres
- 9798233993473
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- 138 grammes
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- 203 x 127 x 7 mm
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What does it truly take to tame an ocean?
For centuries, history has looked at the medieval North as a chaotic vortex of mindless violence, painting the Norsemen as beasts who knew only how to burn, pillage, and retreat back into the freezing mist. We read about the blood spilled on the altars of Lindisfarne and the desperate Danegeld paid by terrified kings, accepting the narrative that the Vikings were merely a plague upon civilization. But what if the greatest story of the eleventh century isn't one of destruction, but of unparalleled, brilliant creation? What if the most sophisticated empire of the medieval world was built not with Roman stone, but with the timber of longships and the sheer brilliance of a Danish prince?
In Taming the Northern Tide: Cnut the Great and the 1016 North Sea Empire, historian Winston Maddox strips away the romanticized mythos of the horned-helmet raider to expose the cold, calculating mind of a true political mastermind. This is not a book that merely asks you to look at maps and memorize dates; it is an invitation to feel the spray of salt water on your face, to hear the creak of the war-galleys, and to sit in the smoke-filled halls where the fate of Europe was bargained away. Step into the year 1016-a world bleeding from decades of ceaseless war, where the English crown hung precariously in the balance. Here, you will witness the terrifying convergence of two unstoppable forces: the relentless Anglo-Saxon defender Edmund Ironside, and the brilliant young conqueror, Cnut.
Through meticulous research and a visceral, propulsive narrative style, Maddox guides you through the labyrinth of eleventh-century geopolitics. You will watch as Cnut achieves what no warlord before him could: the total stabilization of a conquered England. Discover how this foreign prince managed to win the hearts of his bitterest enemies, marrying the widowed queen of his former rival to secure a dynastic shield against Western Europe. Marvel at the administrative genius required to govern a scattered, maritime superstate that stretched across England, Denmark, and Norway-a territory bound together not by land, but by the dangerous, churning highways of the North Sea.
This work is crafted explicitly for the seasoned history enthusiast who demands more than superficial summaries. Maddox delves deep into the economic realities of the Pax Danica, exploring how Cnut used English wealth to fund Scandinavian dominance, and how he masterfully transformed himself from a pagan-born conqueror into a Christian emperor recognized by the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor alike. You will analyze the troop movements at the Battle of Assandun, decipher the complex legal codes that united disparate cultures, and feel the tension of an empire held together purely by the iron willpower of a single man. It is a gritty, authentic, and unvarnished look at a forgotten superpower.
When the tide finally ebbs and the last page is turned, you will be forced to reckon with the fragile nature of ultimate power. Cnut's empire was a monumental achievement of statecraft, yet it vanished almost as quickly as it arrived, dissolving upon his death into the fog of history.
Was it a sustainable vision for a united Northern Europe, or was it merely a brilliant flash of individual genius destined to burn out?
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