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Post by judebecker on Oct 28, 2020 19:38:00 GMT
I'm looking for good writing on the post Roman Britain period until the 8th century or so. Also anything on post Roman Gaul/early to middle Franks (before Carolingians). Saw a book called As Told in the Great Hall a Wargamers Guide to Dark Age Britain, which I may order on Amazon.
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Post by ammianus on Oct 28, 2020 19:48:59 GMT
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Post by timurilank on Oct 28, 2020 19:54:18 GMT
I'm looking for good writing on the post Roman Britain period until the 8th century or so. Also anything on post Roman Gaul/early to middle Franks (before Carolingians). Saw a book called As Told in the Great Hall a Wargamers Guide to Dark Age Britain, which I may order on Amazon. I recommend the Dark Ages AD 476-918 by Sir C.W.C Oman. This covers the other kingdoms of Western Europe as well. Many of his books can be found online as part of the Gutenberg collection. |
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Post by jdesmond on Oct 28, 2020 22:49:58 GMT
Ferdinand Victor Henri Lot, a French historian and medievalist.
His masterpiece is The End of the Ancient World and the Beginnings of the Middle Ages.
Been a good while since I read it - in college - but comprehensive. A lot of later historical work is 'historians arguing with Dr. Lot.'
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Post by saxonred on Oct 29, 2020 21:09:13 GMT
Saw a book called As Told in the Great Hall a Wargamers Guide to Dark Age Britain, which I may order on Amazon. Well worth getting. It covers a broad period as well as weapons, troop types and fortifications. Some detailed info on a number of battles over the period, not sure how accurate they may be though. |
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Post by martin on Oct 29, 2020 23:16:13 GMT
Saw a book called As Told in the Great Hall a Wargamers Guide to Dark Age Britain, which I may order on Amazon. Well worth getting. It covers a broad period as well as weapons, troop types and fortifications. Some detailed info on a number of battles over the period, not sure how accurate they may be though. I found it made quite a few debatable statements...left me doubting where a lot of the info may have come from, overall. I wouldn’t recommend, tbh. |
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Post by paulisper on Oct 30, 2020 11:05:06 GMT
Ferdinand Victor Henri Lot, a French historian and medievalist. His masterpiece is The End of the Ancient World and the Beginnings of the Middle Ages.Been a good while since I read it - in college - but comprehensive. A lot of later historical work is 'historians arguing with Dr. Lot.' Just ordered a second hand copy on Amazon for less than a tenner.... Thanks for the recommendation! P. |
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Post by judebecker on Oct 30, 2020 14:57:14 GMT
I just got the Audio book version of this work by Lot, it sounds great and looking forward to listening while painting:)
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Post by Piyan Glupak on Nov 10, 2020 5:33:35 GMT
If you are going to be reading a few, you could include "The Age of Arthur" by John Morris. I understand that some of it isn't well received by many or most historians, so I would be cautious about suggesting it if that is all that you are going to read. Nevertheless, there is a lot of good stuff in it which will help you understand the period between 350 and 650 AD.
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Post by martin on Nov 10, 2020 22:27:29 GMT
If you are going to be reading a few, you could include "The Age of Arthur" by John Morris. I understand that some of it isn't well received by many or most historians, so I would be cautious about suggesting it if that is all that you are going to read. Nevertheless, there is a lot of good stuff in it which will help you understand the period between 350 and 650 AD. Agreed...I like it, some doubt its value. |
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Post by trikak on Nov 14, 2020 14:26:13 GMT
Try Alfred Warrior King by John Peddie ,maybe" In search of the Dark Ages "
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