How Long to Read The Battles That Created England 793-1100

How Long Does it Take to Read The Battles That Created England 793-1100?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 32 minutes to read The Battles That Created England 793-1100 by Arthur C Wright

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In popular imagination the warfare of the Early Middle Ages is often obscure, unstructured, and unimaginative, lost between two military machines, the ‘Romans’ and the ‘Normans’, which saw the country invaded and partitioned. In point of fact, we have a considerable amount of information at our fingertips and the picture that should emerge is one of English ability in the face of sometimes overwhelming pressures on society, and a resilience that eventually drew the older kingdoms together in new external responses which united the ‘English’ in a common sense of purpose. This is the story of how the Saxon kingdoms, which had maintained their independence for generations, were compelled to unite their forces to resist the external threat of the Viking incursions. The kingdoms of East Anglia, Mercia, Northumbria, Kent, Essex, Sussex, and Wessex were gradually welded into one as Wessex grew in strength to become the dominant Saxon kingdom. From the weak Æthelred to the strong Alfred, rightly deserving the epithet ‘Great’, to the strong, but equally unfortunate, Harold, this era witnessed brutal hand-to-hand battles in congested melees, which are normally portrayed as unsophisticated but deadly brawls. In reality, the warriors of the era were experienced fighters often displaying sophisticated strategies and deploying complex tactics. Our principal source, replete with reasonably reliable reportage, are the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, comprehensive in collation though subject to oral distortion and mythological excursions. The narrative of these does not appear to flow continuously, leaving too much to imagination but, by creating a complementary matrix of landscapes, topography and communications it is possible to provide convincing scenery into which we can fit other archaeological and philological evidence to show how the English nation was formed in the bloody slaughter of battle.

How long is The Battles That Created England 793-1100?

The Battles That Created England 793-1100 by Arthur C Wright is 266 pages long, and a total of 68,096 words.

This makes it 90% the length of the average book. It also has 83% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Battles That Created England 793-1100 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 12 minutes to read The Battles That Created England 793-1100 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Battles That Created England 793-1100?

The Battles That Created England 793-1100 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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