Saxon Thegn, 443-1066 AD Harrison Mark
Saxon Thegn, 443-1066 AD Harrison Mark The collapse of Roman rule in Britain was not so much a sudden catastrophe as a long and drawn-out decline. Control of the fertile eastern lowlands was lost to…
Specifikacia Saxon Thegn, 443-1066 AD Harrison Mark
Saxon Thegn, 443-1066 AD Harrison Mark
The collapse of Roman rule in Britain was not so much a sudden catastrophe as a long and drawn-out decline. Control of the fertile eastern lowlands was lost to warriors of Germanic origin who migrated from the Continent. The 'Celtic' Britons retreated gradually to the highland areas of Wales, Cornwall and the south-west of Scotland.
They were to dominate the lowland zone of Britain until their final defeat at Hastings in 1066. These Germanic conquerors have become known to history as the 'Anglo-Saxons'. This title gives an insight into the everyday life, equipment, dress, battle tactics and life on campaign of the typical Anglo-Saxon warrior of this period - the thegn.