The kingdom best remembered for Offa and his famous dyke was not only a dominant power on the island of Britain in the eighth century, but also a significant player in early medieval European politics and culture. "Mercia" focuses on the eighth and ninth centuries, when Mercian power was at its height. It also looks back to the origins of the kingdom and forward to the period of Viking settlement and West Saxon reconquest. With contributions from experts in palaeography, art history, archaeology, numismatics and landscape - ...
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The kingdom best remembered for Offa and his famous dyke was not only a dominant power on the island of Britain in the eighth century, but also a significant player in early medieval European politics and culture. "Mercia" focuses on the eighth and ninth centuries, when Mercian power was at its height. It also looks back to the origins of the kingdom and forward to the period of Viking settlement and West Saxon reconquest. With contributions from experts in palaeography, art history, archaeology, numismatics and landscape - as well as from historians - the book establishes a new baseline for Mercian scholarship, by covering the rise and fall of the kingdom, its major institutions, its relations with other political entities and its visual and material culture.
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Very good. New with bent corners. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 386 p. Contains: Illustrations. Studies in the Early History of Britain. Audience: General/trade.
