Williams, Thomas
Viking London
- ISBN 13:
- 9780008299897
- author:
- Williams, Thomas
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- William Collins
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 160
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- History, Europe, Great Britain,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Viking London By Thomas Williams HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 2020 London was a city transformed by the Vikings, who brought with them a maelstrom of change and upheaval. Between 842 and 1016, the city suffered repeated assaults, its monasteries and settlements burned, and ancient dynasties extinguished. Yet, from this period of darkness emerged a hub of trade, production, and international exchange, a financial centre, and a fiercely independent city. Historian Thomas Williams delves into London's darkest age, tracing how the city was shaped by immigrants and natives, kings and commoners, into the fulcrum of national power and identity. This remarkable book takes readers on a journey through the city's ancient past, to its hidden street names beneath concrete underpasses, to the crypts of old churches, and along the river bank. Memories of the Vikings linger in these places, like ghosts blowing across the Thames foreshore. Nothing is lost in the city, and the impact of the Viking raiders can still be felt today.
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