{"product_id":"age-of-athelstan","title":"Age of Athelstan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn an age of evocative names like Eric Bloodaxe and Egil Skallagrimson, one name has been lost in the mists of time: that of \u003cem\u003eAthelstan\u003c\/em\u003e, ruler of all Britain. \u003c\/b\u003e From the first raids of the Vikings on the shores of Britain and Ireland, the book traces the response to threat across the Anglo-Saxon and Celtic worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rise of the kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons, and later, of the English, built from the debris of Viking destruction is analysed in detail and compared to the struggle for independence in Northumbria. \u003cem\u003eAthelstan's\u003c\/em\u003e achievement in establishing an empire for which he became famous is a key focus of the tale, along with the extraordinary history of the hunt for the lost battle of Brunanburh (AD 937), a clash which defined a people. For hundreds of years, no king would rule as much of Britain as \u003cem\u003eAthelstan\u003c\/em\u003e. His reputation survived the medieval period in the form of histories, songs and poems only to be lost at a later date, and yet its essence can still be found today all over the country.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54257837670744,"sku":"9780752425665","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780752425665.jpg?v=1778582719","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/age-of-athelstan","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}