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Can I read In the Land of Giants: Journeys through Dark Age Britain on EtoBox?

In the Land of Giants: Journeys through Dark Age Britain by Max Adams is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is In the Land of Giants: Journeys through Dark Age Britain about?

The five centuries between the end of Roman Britain (410) and the death of Alfred the Great (899) have left few voices save a handful of chroniclers, but Britain's `Dark Ages' can still be explored through their material remnants: buildings, books, metalwork, and, above all, landscapes. Max Adams explores Britain's lost early medieval past by walking its paths and exploring its lasting imprint on valley, hill and field. From York to Whitby, from London to Sutton Hoo, from Edinburgh to Anglesey and from Hadrian's Wall to Loch Tay, each of his ten walk narratives form both free-standing chapters and parts of a wider portrait of a Britain of fort and fyrd, crypt and crannog, church and causeway, holy well and memorial stone. Part travelogue, part expert reconstruction, IN THE LAND OF GIANTS offers a beautifully written insight into the lives of peasants, drengs, ceorls, thanes, monks and kings during an enigmatic but richly exciting period of our island's history.

Who reads In the Land of Giants: Journeys through Dark Age Britain?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Max Adams
Publisher
Head of Zeus / Vearsa Limited
Published
2015
Language
EN
ISBN
9781784080341
Category
history
Subjects
Fiction, Travel, History
Rating
4.3 / 5 (123 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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