Julian D. Richards.
Viking Age England: 2nd edn.
Tempus. 2000
From shortly before AD 800 until the Norman Conquest,
England was subject to raids from seafaring peoples from Scandinavia – the Vikings.
However, they were not only raiders but also traders and settlers.
During this period, the English state was unified under a single ruler
for the first time and Anglo-Saxon society underwent great changes.
Using the latest archaeological evidence from places such as
London, Lincoln and York, the author reassesses the Viking contribution
to Late Anglo-Saxon England and examines the creation of
a new Anglo-Scandinavian identity.
