Warriors of the Dark Ages

Laing, Lloyd, Laing, Jennifer

ISBN 10: 0750919205 / ISBN 13: 9780750919203

Published by History Press Limited, The, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Warriors of the Dark Ages

Publisher: History Press Limited, The

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: Illustrated edition.

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Synopsis:

This book examines the barbarians from Europe and beyond who harassed, eroded and eventually caused the disintegration of the Roman Empire. As the authors show, some, such as the Vandals in North Africa, had short-lived periods of supremacy and relatively insignificant effect on the areas they settled; others, such as the Franks, adapted to Roman ways to create the strong foundations of medieval and later nations. Throughout the text, the authors reconstruct the volatile world of pitched battle and invasion.

From Booklist:

The so-called barbarian nations and tribes who contributed to the eventual fall of the Roman Empire provide the subject material for the first title in the Warriors of Europe trilogy. Beginning in the fourth century A.D., diverse groups of raiders attacked and plundered the Roman Empire with varying degrees of success. Although the Visigoths, Huns, Ostrogoths, Vandals, Franks, and Saxons all earned historical reputations as savage marauders, scant attention has been paid to the "events which led to their reputations for mindless violence and destruction." The authors argue that the type of social, environmental, economic, and political exclusion practiced by the Romans left these warrior groups with little choice but to attempt to pillage and destroy the empire, sowing the seeds of modern Europe in their wake. A lively, illuminating discussion of the brutal transition period between antiquity and the Middle Ages. Margaret Flanagan