Description: An imaginative reassessment of AEthelred "the Unready," one of medieval England's most maligned kings and a major Anglo-Saxon figure The Anglo-Saxon king AEthelred "the Unready" (978-1016) has long been considered to be inscrutable, irrational, and poorly advised. Infamous for his domestic and international failures, AEthelred was unable to fend off successive Viking raids, leading to the notorious St. Brice's Day Massacre in 1002, during which Danes in England were slaughtered on his orders. Though AEthelred's posthumous standing is dominated by his unsuccessful military leadership, his seemingly blind trust in disloyal associates, and his harsh treatment of political opponents, Roach suggests that AEthelred has been wrongly maligned. Drawing on extensive research, Roach argues that AEthelred was driven by pious concerns about sin, society, and the anticipated apocalypse. His strategies, in this light, were to honor God and find redemption. Chronologically charting AEthelred's life, Roach presents a more accessible character than previously available, illuminating his place in England and Europe at the turn of the first millennium.
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EAN: 9780300229721
UPC: 9780300229721
ISBN: 9780300229721
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Item Length: 22.6 cm
Book Title: Aethelred: the Unready
Item Height: 226mm
Item Width: 147mm
Author: Levi Roach
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: History
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Type: Textbook
Genre: Biographies & True Stories
Item Weight: 572g
Number of Pages: 392 Pages
