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A carregar... Lost Gold of the Dark Ages: War, Treasure, and the Mystery of the Saxonspor Caroline Alexander
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. A fabulous history of Anglo Saxon hoards with copious photographs. A delicious read. ( ) In 2009 Terry Herbert took his metal detector out to a farmer's field in Staffordshire and stumbled across a huge archaeological find. The Staffordshire Hoard consists of many pieces of beautiful but war-like treasure, predominantly gold inlaid with garnet. Much of it was broken or bent as though discarded. Alexander weaves a tale of English history through the book as she speculates about the source of the hoard and what the pieces were used for. The photography and images of the hoard are very professional as you would expect in a National Geographic publication. A great book which combines history and archaeology. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
In July 2009 an amateur metal-detecting enthusiast made an astonishing find- 1500 pieces of bejeweled gold and silver almost 1500 years old, buried, lost, then forgotten. The treasure trove promises to shed unprecedented light on the most mysterious period of British history-the so-called "Dark Ages"-when the Saxons, Anglos, Celts, Picts, Jutes, and Vikings battled for control of the British Isles and a "mish mash of peoples evolved into a homogenous nation possessed with a strong cultural identity," according to New York Times bestselling author of the book, Caroline Alexander.Alexander, author of the bestselling The Endurance and The Bounty, draws themes from the story of the spectacular treasure to explore the entire fascinating history of the Saxons in England; from the fall of Rome to the flourishing and seemingly incomprehensible spread of Saxon influence. Piece by piece, she draws readers into a world of near constant warfare guided by a unique understanding of Christianity, blended as it was with pagan traditions. Through heroic and epic literature that survives in poems such as Beowulf and the Legends of King Arthur, Alexander seeks to separate myth from reality and wonder, with readers, if the circumstances of the deposit of such a spectacular hoard have parallels in legendary tales. Peering through a millennia of mist and mystery, Alexander reveals a fascinating era-and a mesmerizing discovery-as never before, uncovering a dynamic period of history that would see its conclusion in the birth of the English nation.Set in a landscape whose beauty endures, the story of the making of England emerges through a wealth of archaeological and written material. The story highlights the fluid nature of human societies and carries a surprisingly modern message of a successful, cohesive culture emerging from a diverse group of peoples. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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