A major new title in the Penguin Monarchs series
In his fascinating new book in the Penguin Monarchs series, Richard Abels examines the long and troubled reign of Aethelred II the 'Unraed', the 'Ill-Advised'. It is characteristic of Aethelred's reign that its greatest surviving work of literature, the poem The Battle of Maldon, should be a record of heroic defeat. Perhaps no ruler could have stemmed the encroachment of wave upon wave of Viking raiders, but Aethelred will always be associated with that failure.
| ISBN: | 9780141979496 |
| Publication date: | 25th October 2018 |
| Author: | Richard Philip Abels |
| Publisher: | Allen Lane an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Monarchs. The Houses of Wessex and Denmark |
| Genres: |
Biography: royalty European history: the Vikings Biography: historical, political and military |