Dragon Lords
Dragon Lords Why did the Vikings sail to England? One narrative, the stereotypical one, might have it so. Were they indiscriminate raiders, motivated solely by bloodlust and plunder? Exploring…
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Dragon Lords
Why did the Vikings sail to England? One narrative, the stereotypical one, might have it so. Were they indiscriminate raiders, motivated solely by bloodlust and plunder?
Exploring legends from forgotten medieval texts, and across the varied Anglo-Saxon regions, she depicts Vikings who came not just to raid but also to settle personal feuds, intervene in English politics and find a place to call home. But locked away in the buried history of the British Isles are other, far richer and more nuanced, stories; and these hidden tales paint a picture very different from the ferocious pillagers of popular repute.In this book, Eleanor Parker unlocks secrets that point to more complex motivations within the marauding army that in the late-9th century voyaged to the shores of eastern England in its sleek, dragon-prowed longships. Native tales reveal the links to famous Vikings like