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Bloodfeud: Murder And Revenge In Anglo-saxon England
Bloodfeud Murder And Revenge In Anglosaxon England Author:Richard Fletcher A treacherous murder in northern England on an early spring day in 1016 is used to introduce readers to the world of the aristocratic men and women of Anglo-Saxon England, their violence, their piety, their assumptions and experiences, their hopes and fears. In this book, award-winning author Richard Fletcher illuminates British society and poli... more »tics in the years around the Norman Conquest, threading together scanty documentary evidence to produce a rich narrative.« less