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Reinforcements 2

Maybe its a lockdown reaction – I seem to be on a book buying spree? And like everyone else lets image up Vikings to illustrate the anglo saxons!

Yet more reading matter has arrived for my current flavour – the Anglo Saxons. I should say Anglo-Saxons here is deemed to cover Northumbrians, Mercians, East Anglians, West, East, South Saxons and the men of Kent. And of course their top adversaries – the vikings.

Tom Holland authored Athelstan in penguins monarchs series; Harriet Harvey Wood has chosen Edward the Elder as the focus of “the making of England”; “The age of Athelstan” by Paul Hill is one of his 4 books that look at the world of the anglo saxons; “Cometh the Hour” by Annie Whitehead is a novel about the Mercians.

So currently I have just finished Paul Hills “The Anglo Saxons at War 800 – 1066” and Gareth Willams Osprey No27 Combat series book – “Viking Warrior versus Anglo-Saxon Warrior”.

And there are yet more books for me to read

On impulse I bought this book having read about anglo saxon fortifications in Paul Harris’ anglo saxon warfare 800-1066 – one thing leads to another……
I already had part 1 and my currently parked Normans in the South project must include some stone castles surely?
stretching the boundaries of my self imposed dark age end date of 1100 but again there are some books that I find I cant resist – Medieval Italian warfare being one theme.
At the other end of the period we have the romans. I have enjoyed both authors through their other publications. They seem happy to go out on a limb and it does not hurt to read about contrary thinking when it comes to history or archeaology for that matter.
I like Francis Pryor and this is a book that I have meant to read many times – now I have no excuse.
And wargames rules – well I can’t resist. Another Neil Shuck recommendation. I have read through it and will hopefully give it a go maybe using my dark age armies when they are ready.
strelets 1/72 anglo saxons gathering…..
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