In the land of giants : journeys through the Dark Ages
Adams, Max, 1961-2016
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The five centuries between the end of Roman Britain (410) and the death of Alfred the Great (899) have left few voices save a handful of chroniclers, but Britain's 'Dark Ages' can still be explored through their material remnants: buildings, books, metalwork, and, above all, landscapes. Max Adams explores Britain's lost early medieval past by walking its paths and exploring its lasting imprint on valley, hill and field. From York to Whitby, from London to Sutton Hoo, from Edinburgh to Anglesey and from Hadrian's Wall to Loch Tay, each of his ten walk narratives form both free-standing chapters and parts of a wider portrait of a Britain of fort and fyrd, crypt and crannog, church and causeway, holy well and memorial stone.
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Author:
Adams, Max, 1961-, author
Imprint:
London : Head of Zeus, 2016.London : Head of Zeus, 2016.
Collation:
xi, 444 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2015.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781784080334 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941.01941.01 ADA941.01ADA
Language:
English
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BRN:
2345702