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Fortifications In Wessex C. 800-1066

By Donato Spedaliere , Ryan Lavelle

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2003
ISBN
9781841766393, 1841766399
Open Library ID
OL8922568M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16900089 bytes)
Series
Fortress 014
Pages
68\68
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

The defence of the 9th-century kingdom of Wessex under King Alfred against the 'Great Viking Army' is one of the major military achievements of Early Medieval history. While the guerrilla warfare in the Somerset marshes and the battle of Edington are characteristic of Alfred's military abilities, his definitive physical achievement was a series of some 30 well-structured fortifications (known as burhs) across the kingdom. Many of these fortifications survive to this day and some were even reinforced to stand up to German tanks in the expected invasion of 1940. This title describes their beginnings in the turbulent early years of Alfred’s reign as well as their subsequent development and use.

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