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Swein Forkbeard's invasions and the Danish conquest of England, 991-1017 / Ian Howard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Howard, Ian, 1941-
- Series:
- Warfare in history 1358-779X
- Warfare in history, 1358-779X
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sweyn, King of Denmark, -1014.
- Sweyn.
- Danes.
- History.
- Great Britain--History--Ethelred II, 979-1016.
- Great Britain.
- Ethelred II, King of England, 968?-1016.
- Ethelred.
- Danes--England--History--To 1500.
- Great Britain--History--Invasions.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 188 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- New insight gained into this exciting period of English history through focusing on the activities of Swein Forkbeard and, after his death in 1014, the Danish warlord Thorkell the Tall.
- Contents:
- Propaganda and legend : accounts of the invasions and conquest of England
- Hindsight : features explaining the invasions and conquest
- Swein Forkbeard's first invasion
- Swein Forkbeard's second invasion
- The invasion in 1006
- Swein Forkbeard's third invasion
- Thorkell the Tall and the English succession.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-177) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0851159281
- OCLC:
- 50913571
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