They, and many other treasures, are included in The Anglo-Saxon World: chronicles, laws and letters, charters and charms, and above all superb poems. Buy a discounted Paperback of The Anglo-Saxon World online from Australias. The Anglo-Saxon World: An Anthology book History Books > Medieval History Books ISBN: 0192816322 ISBN13: 9780192816320 The Anglo-Saxon World: An Anthology See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 34.75 Paperback 5.79 - 12.43 Select Condition Like New Unavailable Very Good 6.79 Good 8.09 Acceptable 5. Previously the last Mercian king, Ceolwulf II who ruled in the ninth century, was dismissed as a puppet of the Vikings.īut Roman-style ‘two-Emperor’ pennies, which Craig Best and Roger Pilling conspired to sell, depict Ceolwulf alongside King Alfred of neighbouring Wessex, who was to become known as Alfred the Great.Įxperts say that means Ceolwulf must have been in an alliance with Alfred – before he was largely written out of history by Alfred’s court, in a similar way to how Stalin erased Trotsky.Ĭeolwulf disappeared from history in 879 CE, with no hint of what became of him, and a few years later, Alfred is recorded as ruling a large part of Ceolwulf’s former kingdom, without an explanation of how he got it. Beowulf, The Battle of Maldon, The Dream of the Rood, The Wanderer, and The Seafarer are among the greatest surviving Anglo-Saxon poems. Booktopia has The Anglo-Saxon World, An Anthology by Kevin Crossley-Holland. Beowulf, The Battle of Maldon, The Dream of the Rood, The Wanderer, and The Seafarer are among the greatest surviving. The case may be cause to change historians understanding of history, an expert has said. The Anglo-Saxon World - Kevin Crossley-Holland - Oxford University Press. These coins originated from the Herefordshire Hoard, discovered in 2015, worth millions of pounds, and which was also not declared, Durham Crown Court heard.įour people have already been convicted for their roles in concealing that find. Some 41 coins were seized at Pilling’s home (Picture: North News and Pictures)

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