Lavelle, Ryan.
Woodbridge : Boydell, 2010.
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Part of the series Warfare in history;Warfare in history.
Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 348-359) and index.
• Introduction: A society at war : mentalities of warfare in later Anglo-Saxon England. Ealdorman Æthelweard : the writing of history and the experience of warfare in the tenth century The study of later Anglo-Saxon warfare : themes and their studies Ideologies of war Masculinity, youth and experience in Anglo-Saxon warfare — Friends and foes. Britons and the Kingdom of the English The advent of the Vikings Their own worst enemy : internal conflicts — Organization and equipment : land. The nation at arms? Five hides and all that : aristocrats and military service A royal elite : the housecarls Arms, armour, and status A nobleman belongs on horseback : horses and equestrian equipment Summary — Organization and equipment : maritime. Types of vessel Fleet logistics Æthelweard’s chronicon and records of nautical terminology The organization of coastal defence Summary — Campaigns and strategies. The movement of armies Amphibious warfare and combined operations : ships in campaigns Summary — Fortifications. The Burghal Hidage and the organization of fortifications Fortifications in action Fortifications in the Second Viking Age Summary and observations — Fields of slaughter : battles and battlefields. Courage, cowardice and motivation Medieval or classical sources? Fighting techniques and battlefield tactics Naval battles Locating and remembering battlefields Summary — After the battle : peacemaking and peace agreements. Opportunities for negotiation Strategic peace : the use and abuse of peace? Truce, peace and peace treaties Summary — Conclusion — Appendix. Chronology.

Subjects:

• Great Britain — History, Military — 449-1066.
• Military art and science — History — Medieval, 500-1500.

Requested by Adamo, P.