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While Rome Burns - Alexander Woollcott - Hardcover - 1934 - Fifth Printing
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Item specifics
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781910807132
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Ashmolean Museum
ISBN-10
1910807133
ISBN-13
9781910807132
eBay Product ID (ePID)
229486342
Product Key Features
Book Title
King Alfred's Coins : the Watlington Viking Hoard
Number of Pages
32 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Archaeology, Criticism & Theory, Europe / Great Britain / General, Coins, Currency & Medals, Historical, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year
2017
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Social Science, Antiques & Collectibles, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
5.3 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2017-380384
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
737.494257
Synopsis
-Written to honor the newly discovered National Treasure that the Ashmolean hopes to acquire in the not too distant future In October 2015, metal detectorist James Mather discovered an important Viking hoard near Watlington in South Oxfordshire. The hoard dates from the end of the 870s, a key moment in the struggle between Anglo-Saxons and Vikings for control of southern England. The Watlington hoard is a significant new source of information on that struggle, throwing new light not only on the conflict between Anglo-Saxon and Viking, but also on the changing relationship between the two great Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex. This was to lead to the formation of a single united kingdom of England only a few years later. The hoard contains a mixture of Anglo-Saxon coins and Viking silver, and is in many ways a typical Viking hoard. However, its significance comes from the fact that it contains so many examples of previously rare coins belonging to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex (871-99) and his less well-known contemporary Ceolwulf II of Mercia (874-c.879). These coins provide a clearer understanding of the relationship between Alfred and Ceolwulf, and perhaps also of how the once great kingdom of Mercia came to be absorbed into the emerging kingdom of England by Alfred and his successors. A major fundraising campaign is being planned by the Ashmolean to secure this collection for the museum., *Written to honor the newly discovered National Treasure that the Ashmolean hopes to acquire in the not too distant futureIn October 2015, metal detectorist James Mather discovered an important Viking hoard near Watlington in South Oxfordshire. The hoard dates from the end of the 870s, a key moment in the struggle between Anglo-Saxons and Vikings for control of southern England. The Watlington hoard is a significant new source of information on that struggle, throwing new light not only on the conflict between Anglo-Saxon and Viking, but also on the changing relationship between the two great Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex. This was to lead to the formation of a single united kingdom of England only a few years later. The hoard contains a mixture of Anglo-Saxon coins and Viking silver, and is in many ways a typical Viking hoard. However, its significance comes from the fact that it contains so many examples of previously rare coins belonging to Alfred the Great, king of Wessex (871-99) and his less well-known contemporary Ceolwulf II of Mercia (874-c.879). These coins provide a clearer understanding of the relationship between Alfred and Ceolwulf, and perhaps also of how the once great kingdom of Mercia came to be absorbed into the emerging kingdom of England by Alfred and his successors.A major fundraising campaign is being planned by the Ashmolean to secure this collection for the museum.
LC Classification Number
CJ1103
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