Blueshirt38 t1_ish599y wrote on October 15, 2022 at 11:14 PM

Reply to comment by inbruges99 in Anglo-Saxon hall where kings and warriors dined discovered in England by unheated1

Totally don't expect a dissertation on the ancient history of a kingdom, but could you point to some good sources to do the reading ourselves? This subject and timeframe has become a great interest of mine lately.

EvidenceInternal2115 t1_ishbw0c wrote on October 16, 2022 at 12:05 AM

There is a really good podcast called "the british history podcast" that goes into great detail on the history of britian starting from prehistory , and pretty much the entire anglo-saxon history is covered as they just hit the William the conqueror era. Which marks the end of the anglo saxon era.

Otherwise just reading up on the kings and kingdoms of that era on wikipedia will also give you a pretty decent picture. And you can always check the sources there.

MalayaJinny t1_isicu4t wrote on October 16, 2022 at 5:23 AM

I would also recommend the same podcast. Very detailed and thorough description of this time frame.

Ok-Train-6693 t1_isl41s9 wrote on October 16, 2022 at 8:06 PM

An army of Englishmen conquered Normandy in 1091. The AS Chronicle continued to about 1154. So the transition was complicated.

Grandmashmeedle t1_ishjp3q wrote on October 16, 2022 at 1:06 AM

Mercia by Annie Whitehead was the best starting for me.

Saxon2060 t1_isjqcu3 wrote on October 16, 2022 at 2:46 PM

For a good introduction to basically any frigging thing you can think of, "A Very Brief Introduction to:" series from Oxford University Press. They're written by leading academics in their field and could fit in a front pocket of your jeans.

There is A Very Brief Introduction to The Anglo-Saxons.