BATTLE FOR THE ISLAND KINGDOM: Vikings, Anglo-Saxons & Normans, 1000-1066

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Weaving together period sources and a fast-paced narrative, this is a rich history of the years leading up to 1066 when Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, and Normans vied for the English crown. Includes all the key individuals that inspired the final season of Netflix's Vikings: Valhalla and the BBC drama King and Conqueror. Includes detailed history on such people as English king Aethelred, Viking Svein Forkbeard, Cnut, Norman queen Emma, Earl Godwin and his sons Harold and Tostig, and William the Conqueror. Contains 8-page plate section in color.