Lost Gold of the Dark Ages: War, Treasure, and the Mystery of the Saxons
(eBook)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Published
Disney Book Group, 2011.
ISBN
9781426208843
Status
Available Online

Description

Loading Description...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

More Details

Format
eBook
Language
English

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Caroline Alexander., & Caroline Alexander|AUTHOR. (2011). Lost Gold of the Dark Ages: War, Treasure, and the Mystery of the Saxons . Disney Book Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Caroline Alexander and Caroline Alexander|AUTHOR. 2011. Lost Gold of the Dark Ages: War, Treasure, and the Mystery of the Saxons. Disney Book Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Caroline Alexander and Caroline Alexander|AUTHOR. Lost Gold of the Dark Ages: War, Treasure, and the Mystery of the Saxons Disney Book Group, 2011.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Caroline Alexander, and Caroline Alexander|AUTHOR. Lost Gold of the Dark Ages: War, Treasure, and the Mystery of the Saxons Disney Book Group, 2011.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

Staff View

Go To Grouped Work

Grouping Information

Grouped Work ID0767dac5-afad-7e36-bc1f-4ad49f99cbc0-eng
Full titlelost gold of the dark ages war treasure and the mystery of the saxons
Authoralexander caroline
Grouping Categorybook
Last Update2024-03-28 21:59:07PM
Last Indexed2024-03-28 23:35:18PM

Book Cover Information

Image Sourcehoopla
First LoadedAug 10, 2023
Last UsedMar 28, 2024

Hoopla Extract Information

stdClass Object
(
    [year] => 2011
    [artist] => Caroline Alexander
    [fiction] => 
    [coverImageUrl] => https://cover.hoopladigital.com/dis_9781426208843_270.jpeg
    [titleId] => 13658420
    [isbn] => 9781426208843
    [abridged] => 
    [language] => ENGLISH
    [profanity] => 
    [title] => Lost Gold of the Dark Ages
    [demo] => 
    [segments] => Array
        (
        )

    [pages] => 256
    [children] => 
    [artists] => Array
        (
            [0] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [name] => Caroline Alexander
                    [relationship] => AUTHOR
                )

        )

    [genres] => Array
        (
            [0] => Europe
            [1] => Great Britain
            [2] => History
            [3] => Medieval
        )

    [price] => 2.29
    [id] => 13658420
    [edited] => 
    [kind] => EBOOK
    [active] => 1
    [upc] => 
    [synopsis] => In July 2009 an amateur metal-detecting enthusiast made an astonishing find: 1500 pieces of bejeweled gold and silver almost 1500 years old, buried, lost, then forgotten. The treasure trove promises to shed unprecedented light on the most mysterious period of British history-the so-called "Dark Ages"-when the Saxons, Anglos, Celts, Picts, Jutes, and Vikings battled for control of the British Isles and a "mish mash of peoples evolved into a homogenous nation possessed with a strong cultural identity," according to New York Times bestselling author of the book, Caroline Alexander.

Alexander, author of the bestselling The Endurance and The Bounty, draws themes from the story of the spectacular treasure to explore the entire fascinating history of the Saxons in England; from the fall of Rome to the flourishing and seemingly incomprehensible spread of Saxon influence. Piece by piece, she draws readers into a world of near constant warfare guided by a unique understanding of Christianity, blended as it was with pagan traditions. Through heroic and epic literature that survives in poems such as Beowulf and the Legends of King Arthur, Alexander seeks to separate myth from reality and wonder, with readers, if the circumstances of the deposit of such a spectacular hoard have parallels in legendary tales. Peering through a millennia of mist and mystery, Alexander reveals a fascinating era-and a mesmerizing discovery-as never before, uncovering a dynamic period of history that would see its conclusion in the birth of the English nation.

Set in a landscape whose beauty endures, the story of the making of England emerges through a wealth of archaeological and written material. The story highlights the fluid nature of human societies and carries a surprisingly modern message of a successful, cohesive culture emerging from a diverse group of peoples.
    [url] => https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13658420
    [pa] => 
    [subtitle] => War, Treasure, and the Mystery of the Saxons
    [publisher] => Disney Book Group
    [purchaseModel] => INSTANT
)