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inbruges99 t1_isgwkyq wrote

Reply to comment by OA12T2 in Anglo-Saxon hall where kings and warriors dined discovered in England by unheated1

“England” as a singular entity didn’t exist at the time. It was several kingdoms (like in the Last Kingdom) and even within those kingdoms it was very decentralised. But really it’s impossible to fully answer your question in a Reddit comment.

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Blueshirt38 t1_ish599y wrote

Totally don't expect a dissertation on the ancient history of a kingdom, but could you point to some good sources to do the reading ourselves? This subject and timeframe has become a great interest of mine lately.

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EvidenceInternal2115 t1_ishbw0c wrote

There is a really good podcast called "the british history podcast" that goes into great detail on the history of britian starting from prehistory , and pretty much the entire anglo-saxon history is covered as they just hit the William the conqueror era. Which marks the end of the anglo saxon era.

Otherwise just reading up on the kings and kingdoms of that era on wikipedia will also give you a pretty decent picture. And you can always check the sources there.

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MalayaJinny t1_isicu4t wrote

I would also recommend the same podcast. Very detailed and thorough description of this time frame.

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Ok-Train-6693 t1_isl41s9 wrote

An army of Englishmen conquered Normandy in 1091. The AS Chronicle continued to about 1154. So the transition was complicated.

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Saxon2060 t1_isjqcu3 wrote

For a good introduction to basically any frigging thing you can think of, "A Very Brief Introduction to:" series from Oxford University Press. They're written by leading academics in their field and could fit in a front pocket of your jeans.

There is A Very Brief Introduction to The Anglo-Saxons.

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swan0 t1_ish2wz1 wrote

Unless the reddit comment is on /r/askhistorians of course

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2635northpark t1_ishehqd wrote

Last Kingdom, I just received it. Hope it's good.

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Holidaywhobiewhatie t1_isj70rr wrote

The show is great. The books by Bernard Cornwell are even better.

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Refreshingpudding t1_isk1po6 wrote

Warlord chronicles are better written and tighter paced. The alt king Arthur story is fun

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Ok-Train-6693 t1_islgm6b wrote

I suspect that the House of Wessex was originally a cadet branch of the House of Cornwall, which incidentally outlived it as a ruling dynasty.

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