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"... just over 1,000 years ago, English people lived in several smaller countries all over the island of Britain. A Saxon king called Alfred is famous for starting to bring these countries together--but who finished the job? Another Saxon king? A monk? Or was it... a Viking?"--Provided by publisher.

All over Britain, Anglo-Saxon artifacts have been found. Uncover the stories of thirteen incredible finds, what they can tell us about life back then and how they might relate to your life today.

Minna is just a blacksmith's daughter, yet she succeeds in raising a sickly abandoned foal and turning him into the pride of the Roman cavalry. Her stubborn determination and fiery nature soon attract the secret admiration of the proud commander Theo, but even Theo cannot imagine the part Minna and her beloved horse will play when Othana is threatened by bloodthirsty pirates.

While not the most intrepid knight of the Round Table, Sir Givret the Short helps King Arthur and the other knights with his cunning and cleverness.

Text and illustrations look at the Anglo-Saxons who inhabited Great Britain from the fifth century.

Text and illustrations look at the Anglo-Saxons, focusing on their way of life.

Yearning for adventure, the young Knights of the Round Table are drawn to Orkney, Scotland, where they face a kraken and other monsters, including Queen Margause and her son, Mordred.

"Britain is in a state of uneasy peace. Northumbria's Viking ruler, Sigtryggr, and Mercia's Saxon Queen Aethelflaed have agreed a truce. And so England's greatest warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, at last has the chance to take back the home his traitorous uncle stole from him so many years ago-and which his scheming cousin still occupies"--Jacket flap.

Presents a fictionalized account of Uhtred, the son of an English nobleman, kidnapped by a Danish chieftain, Earl Ragnar, in A.D. 866, during the Vikings wars against England.

Explores the history, society, government, and culture of England in medieval times, after the Romans left the island.