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The King in the North
- The Life and Times of Oswald of Northumbria
- Narrated by: Hamilton McLeod
- Length: 15 hrs and 16 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The magisterial biography of Oswald Whiteblade, exiled prince of Northumbria, who returned in blood and glory to reclaim his birthright.
A charismatic leader, a warrior whose prowess in battle earned him the epithet Whiteblade, an exiled prince who returned to claim his birthright, the inspiration for Tolkein's Aragorn.
Oswald of Northumbria was the first great English monarch, yet today this legendary figure is all but forgotten. In this panoramic portrait of Dark Age Britain, archaeologist and biographer Max Adams returns the king in the North to his rightful place in history.
What the critics say
'A triumph. [A] gripping portrait of 7th-Century Britain... A Game of Thrones in the Dark Ages.' (Tom Holland, The Times)
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- Bryce Wittenberg
- 2024-02-08
Pivot point history
Great examination of state formation in Anglo-Saxon England and the transition from a pagan into a Christian society. Only downside is that the sections dealing with Northern England's landscape/geography drag.
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