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From the battle of Maldon in 991 during the reign of Æethelred (the Unready), England was invaded by Scandinavian armies of increasing size and ferocity. Swein Forkbeard, king of Denmark, played a significant part in these invasions, which culminated in the domination of England and the long reign of his son, Cnut. This analysis of the invasions demonstrates beyond doubt that Æthelred was no indolent and worthless king who bribed invading Vikings to go away: his relationship with the Scandinavian armies was more complex and more interesting than has been supposed. It is equally apparent that Swein was more than a marauding Viking adventurer: he was a sophisticated politician who laid the foundations for a great northern empire which was ruled by his descendents for many years after his death. New insight into this exciting period of English history is gained by focusing on the activities of Swein Forkbeard and, after his death in 1014, the Danish warlord Thorkell the Tall, both outstanding warriors and political leaders of what is sometimes called 'the Second Viking Age'. Many factors leading to the invasions and conquest are investigated through a critical analysis of the chronology of events, an explanation of the economic background, plotting the itineraries of the Scandinavian armies, and a fresh examination of the sources, including the 'Anglo-Saxon Chronicle', the 'Encomium', and 'John of Worcester's Chronicle'. IAN HOWARD has a PhD from Manchester University and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. After a career in industry and commerce, he has returned to full-time research and has produced several papers covering a variety of aspects of early medieval history.

Danes --- Danois --- History --- Histoire --- Sweyn, --- Ethelred --- Great Britain --- Grande-Bretagne --- Invasions. --- Invasions --- Sweyn --- Ethelred II --- England --- To 1500 --- Ethelred II, 979-1016 --- Danish people --- Ethnology --- Scandinavians --- Æthelred --- Ethelred, --- Aethelred, --- Souvain, --- Svein, --- Sveinn, --- Sven, --- Svend, --- Swein, --- Danish Conquest. --- England. --- Medieval History. --- Swein Forkbeard. --- Viking Invasions.

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"Bury St Edmunds is noteworthy in so many ways: in preserving the cult and memory of the last East Anglian king, in the richness of its archives, and not least in its role as a mediator of medical texts and studies. All these aspects, and more, are amply illustrated in this collection, by specialists in their fields. The balance of the whole work, and the care taken to place the individual topics in context, has resulted in a satisfying whole, which places Abbot Baldwin and his abbey squarely in the forefront of eleventh-century politics and society." Professor Ann Williams. The abbey of Bury St Edmunds, by 1100, was an international centre of learning, outstanding for its culting of St Edmund, England's patron saint, who was known through France and Italy as a miracle worker principally, but also as a survivor, who had resisted the Vikings and the invading king Swein and gained strength after 1066. Here we journey into the concerns of his community as it negotiated survival in the Anglo-Norman empire, examining, on the one hand, the roles of leading monks, such as the French physician-abbot Baldwin, and, on the other, the part played by ordinary women of the vill. The abbey of Bury provides an exceptionally rich archive, including annals, historical texts, wills, charters, and medical recipes. The chapters in this volume, written by leading experts, present differing perspectives on Bury's responses to conquest; reflecting the interests of the monks, they cover literature, music, medicine, palaeography, and the history of the region in its European context.

Benedictine monasteries --- Monastères bénédictins --- History --- Histoire --- Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds --- Great Britain --- Grande-Bretagne --- Archives --- Monastères bénédictins --- Benedictine monasteries - England - Bury St. Edmunds - History - 11th century --- Benedictine monasteries - England - Bury St. Edmunds - History - 12th century --- Bury St Edmunds --- Edmundus rex Angliae Orientalis m. --- Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds. --- England --- Church history --- Charters, grants, privileges. --- Monasteries --- Benedictine Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds --- Bury St. Edmunds Abbey --- Angleterre --- Anglii︠a︡ --- Inghilterra --- Engeland --- Inglaterra --- Anglija --- England and Wales --- Abbey. --- Abbot Baldwin. --- Bury St Edmunds. --- King Swein. --- Medieval England. --- Medieval society. --- Norman Conquest. --- Religious culture. --- Vikings.