01-16-2012, 05:41 PM
Although primarily interested in the ancient Greeks, I also have a growing fascination for Dark Age (post-Roman) Britain. My interest was further piqued several years ago by the discovery of the fact that the lost Battle of Brunanburh might well have been fought on land currently occupied by my house and garden!
There are many contenders for the site of this battle which has sadly slipped into legend and not recorded history. There have been studies and most draw from the records of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. It was apparently "the moment when Englishness came of age" and for such a momentous occurence it is tragic we have nothing definite regarding its locale.
Is anybody else here interested in Brunanburh or possessing any knowledge of it they would like to share? It is a curious and intriging subject which after all covers all sorts of topics and groups - English; 'Celtic'; Viking; Anglo-Saxon; and Scottish; and of course Æthelstan - the first King of a united England.
There are many contenders for the site of this battle which has sadly slipped into legend and not recorded history. There have been studies and most draw from the records of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. It was apparently "the moment when Englishness came of age" and for such a momentous occurence it is tragic we have nothing definite regarding its locale.
Is anybody else here interested in Brunanburh or possessing any knowledge of it they would like to share? It is a curious and intriging subject which after all covers all sorts of topics and groups - English; 'Celtic'; Viking; Anglo-Saxon; and Scottish; and of course Æthelstan - the first King of a united England.
[size=75:2kpklzm3]Ghostmojo / Howard Johnston[/size]
[size=75:2kpklzm3]Xerxes - "What did the guy in the pass say?" ... Scout - "Μολὼν λαβέ my Lord - and he meant it!!!"[/size]
[size=75:2kpklzm3]Xerxes - "What did the guy in the pass say?" ... Scout - "Μολὼν λαβέ my Lord - and he meant it!!!"[/size]