Anglo-Saxon World

The Anglo-Saxon World explores one of the most decisive periods in British history: the centuries between the Roman withdrawal and the first Viking attacks. As imperial authority faded, Britain became a land of uncertainty, migration, rival kingdoms, cultural transformation, and new political ambitions.This volume follows the arrival of the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, the enduring legend of King Arthur, the formation of the seven kingdoms of the Heptarchy, and the gradual conversion of Anglo-Saxon society to Christianity. It also examines the rise of monasteries as centers of learning, the golden age of Northumbria and Lindisfarne, the growing strength of Mercia, and the steady ascent of Wessex.