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Bezig met laden... Why Alfred Burned the Cakes: A King and His Eleven-hundred-year Afterlifedoor David Horspool
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Alfred the Great kept the Kingdom of Wessex intact in the face of viking threats, and established the basis for a unified England. For this, he deserves some fame. But Alfred lived in the Dark Ages, and there are few contemporary accounts of his life - and those that exist (the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles and Bishop Asser's biography) may not be fully reliable. In the gaps grew myths. Horspool explores the multitude of myths, but in the end we are left uncertain whether any are reliable. It seems that every story, like the burning cakes, are apocryphal. It is even unclear how he managed to keep Wessex secure. For a reader that was expecting some clarity, this will disappoint. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)942.0164History and Geography Europe England and Wales England Anglo-Saxon B.C. 55 - A.D. 1066 Alfred the GreatLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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