HAROLD AND WILLIAM:
The Battle for England, A.D. 1064-1066
The Norwegian Invasion Of England In1066
 The Mead-Hall:
Feasting in Anglo-Saxon England
Building Customs in Viking Age Denmark
     
Women in Early Medieval Europe, 400–1100
      

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HAROLD AND WILLIAM:
The Battle for England, A.D. 1064-1066
By Benton Rain Patterson
Binding: Cloth

ISBN: 0-8154-1165-0
Publisher: Cooper Square Press

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About This Book
The fundamental event in British history is the Norman Conquest, when William, Duke of Normandy defeated Harold, Earl of Wessex, and took over England. In Harold and William, historian Patterson presents an evenhanded look at the relationship between the two leaders. Patterson presents the Conquest, and the years leading up to it, from both the Norman and the Saxon points of view. He also assess the skills of both-as rulers and as warriors-and offers a new look at the still-debated politics of succession in which both men claimed to be rightful heirs to Edward the Confessor's throne. According to Patterson, one man was the rightful heir, and the other was the better choice.

Author Bio
Benton Rain Patterson is an emeritus professor of journalism at the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he lives.

Praise
"This account of one of the most important periods in English history is carried forward in a lively text, yet advises when the sources are vague or liable to several interpretations. Patterson's journalistic skills have produced a very accessible book that will encourage the interested reader to delve further."
Chris Gravett, Senior Curator, Royal Armouries, HM Tower of London

"A highly entertaining narrative... Patterson does an excellent job describing the back-and-forth struggle of the bloody battle in this highly accessible work of popular history."
Publishers Weekly

 

THE NORWEGIAN INVASION OF ENGLAND IN 1066
By Kelly DeVries

2003 322pp 6-1/8” X 9-1/8” (156mm X 232mm)
Paperback: 7 Maps, 4 Genealogical Charts
ISBN: 1-84383-027-2
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William the Conqueror’s invasion in 1066 was not the only attack on England that year.
On September 25, 1066, less than three weeks before William defeated King Harold II Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, that same Harold had been victorious over his other opponent of 1066, King Haraldr Hardraði of Norway at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
It was an impressive victory, driving an invading army of Norwegians from the earldom of Northumbria; but it was to cost Harold dear.
In telling the story of this magnificent battle, Kelly DeVries traces the rise and fall of a family of English warlords, the Godwins, as well as that of the equally impressive Norwegian warlord Hardraði.
 

The Mead-Hall:
Feasting in Anglo-Saxon England
Stephen Pollington

ISBN: 1-898281-30-0
Hardbound II 2003 II 6-7/8" X 10" ( 176mm X 256mm )

 

 
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Communal meals were an important part of Anglo-Saxon society. They were enjoyed by nobles and yeomen, warriors, farmers, churchmen and laity. Some of the feasts were informal communal gatherings (gebeorscipe) while others were formal ritual gatherings (symbel).

Using the evidence of Old English texts - including the epic Beowulf and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles - Stephen Pollington shows that the idea of feasting remained central to early English social traditions long after the physical reality had declined in importance.

The words of the poets and saga-writers are supported by a wealth of archaeological data dealing with halls, settlement layouts and the magnificent feasting gear found in many early Anglo-Saxon graves.

24 Illustrations by Lindsay Kerr
Three appendices:
. Hall-themes in Old English Verse;
. Old English and translated texts;
. The structure and origins of the warband
 
Ærgeweorc – Old English Verse and Prose (audiotape)
An Introduction to the Old English Language and its Literature
 The English Warrior
First Steps in Old English
Rudiments of Runelore
Leechcraft
Wordcraft
The Mead-Hall:
Feasting Tradition in Anglo-Saxon England
Building Customs in Viking Age Denmark
Author: Holger Schmidt
180p., with 73 figs & illus.
Hardback

ISBN 877463853
Publisher: Aarhus University Press

 

 

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Contents
This book is a discursive attempt to reconstruct the appearance of Viking buildings in Denmark. This is difficult, as the author makes clear, firstly because there is little archaeological evidence for the form of the superstructure and, secondly, because of the wide chronological and geographical variation in type. Still, the presentation in English of comparative material from selected settlements and house-sites (both drawings and descriptions) and the vision presented will form useful resources for anybody interested in the architectural forms of this formative period. (Poul Kristensen 1994)
 

Women in Early Medieval Europe, 400–1100
Lisa M. Bitel

Published October 2002

344 pages 18 half-tones 2 maps

Paperback | ISBN: 0521597730

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This is a history of the early European middle ages through the eyes of women, combining the rich literature of women’s history with original research in the context of mainstream history and traditional chronology. The book begins at the end of the Roman empire and ends with the start of the long eleventh century, when women and men set out to test the old frontiers of Europe.
The book recreates the lives of ordinary women but also tells personal stories of individuals. Each chapter also questions an assumption of medieval historiography, and uses the few documents produced by women themselves, along with archaeological evidence, art, and the written records of medieval men, to tell of women, their experiences and ideas, and their relations with men. It covers the continent and its exotic edges, such as Iceland, Ireland, and Iberia; looking at women Christian and non-Christian alike.
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