Viking Warrior vs Anglo-Saxon Warrior: England 865–1066 (Combat)

by Gareth Williams

Book Overview

In the two centuries before the Norman invasion of England, Anglo-Saxon and Viking forces clashed repeatedly in battle, with mixed success for both sides. After the Vikings defeated three out of the four great Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and came close to defeating the fourth in the 860s and 870s, they conquered and settled large areas of England. The surviving West Saxon kingdom in turn conquered the Viking settlements in England to create the first unified...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472818326
• ISBN13: 9781472818324
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.7" x 0.2" x 7.3"