There is a legendary nation in history-Vikings. 8- 1 1 century, they created the "Viking Age" and became the maritime hegemon at that time through their strong navigation ability. After the Norman conquest, the Vikings successfully invaded and conquered England and became attackers and settlers. Although the typical feature of medieval historians to this kind of invaders (Scandinavian invaders) is that they invaded England not for possession, but for destruction. Was the Viking invasion of England as described by medieval historians? The Viking Age, written by EleanorParker and published by China Friendship Publishing Company, gives us a different interpretation.

In the public's previous cognition, Vikings often appeared in various legends and stories in the form of fierceness, cruelty, bloody greed and mystery. But what are their real faces? This book shows us the unusual side of the Vikings from the evidence of pagan myths and legends, Christian images, chanting poets and singing court poems. It turns out that England and Denmark are inextricably linked, intricate and continuous. The Danes in the Viking era not only had the characteristics of foreign invaders, conquerors and settlers, but also had their own names, families and motives, which surpassed people's previous cognition of the Vikings. At the same time, the relationship between England and Danish aristocratic families was closer than ever before, and Scandinavian elite culture was understood and practiced by England at that time.

Starting from bizarre myths and legends, this book analyzes fictional stories, reveals real history, and puts aside conventional public cognition to paint a different portrait of vikings for us. This book introduces the legend and history of the Nordic warriors' conquest of England, from the poetic description of the Battle of marsden to the record of Anglo-Saxon chronicles. From the authoritative description of King Edmund's death at the hands of the Danes in The Passion of King Edmund to the death of Edmund in the Prayer Book in the14th century; It shows the influence of Danish invasion of England twice, Viking army and Knut conquest on British culture and religion.

Eleanor parker: Ph.D., Oxford University, majoring in Anglo-Scandinavian literature in Britain after the Viking conquest. She is also a lecturer in medieval English literature at Oxford University. Dr Parker once wrote a blog post in the name of "Oxford Secretary", which was called "Golden Apple Orchard" by Christopher House of the Daily Telegraph. Her blog won the Longman History Today Award, and now she writes a regular column for History Today.

This book also shows us how Viking culture has gone through a long time and has a great influence on the world today. In today's England, many places are proud of the Viking heritage and use it as an explanation to explain some differences between the former Danish legal district and other parts of England. The Viking Monument in York City is full of evidence. Of course, as a reader, can you think that this is a marketing tool adopted by local people to expand their popularity or launch a tourism brand?

Of course, although the characters in the book are complex and there are many quotations, the Viking history, which covers up the historical dust, still tells the legendary story of the Viking period to the world through Nordic myths and religious legends.