The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066 by Kelly DeVries
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Overview: his very accessible narrative…tells the story of ‘the first two important battles of 1066’, Fulford Gate and Stamford Bridge, and of the leaders of the opposing English and Norwegian factions. Choice
The evidence of later 12th- and 13th-century Norse sagas, Snorri Sturlusson’s Heimskringla, and the less well known Norwegian Kings Sagas…present far more detail about the invasion and its battles than the more widely accepted sources could possibly allow… He places the invasion in a broad context. He outlines the Anglo-Scandinavian nature of the English kingdom in the eleventh century, traces the careers of the major leaders, and devotes a chapter each to the English and Norwegian military systems. Journal of Military History
One of the greatest victories won by an English host over a Viking army… In his account of the battle and the events leading up to it, Professor DeVries tells this exciting and absorbing story. Speculum
Genre: Non-Fiction, History, War
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