{"product_id":"vikings-war-and-the-fall-of-the-carolingians-a-critical-english-translation-of-the-annals-of-saint-vaast","title":"Vikings, War, and the Fall of the Carolingians: A Critical English Translation of the Annals of Saint Vaast","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFan of the Vikings History Channel show?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Last Kingdom? 13th Warrior?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHave questions, like:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWho were the Vikings?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIlliterate, mindless barbarians bent on the destruction of Christendom?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSwashbuckling Columbuses unaware of the larger world around them? “There’s nothing on the other side of the North Sea, Ragnar!”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAgents from hell, sent to punish bad Christians?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWere they really that violent?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy Attack Europe?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy were they so successful?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow many Vikings were there?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWere there women Vikings like Lagertha?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile the entertainment industry has focused on the Viking wars and raids in Britain, their invasions into Francia have largely been ignored. But a full understanding of the Viking Age must include this part of the story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThankfully, we have historical documents from the period to give us that story. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Annals of St-Vaast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—never before published in English—is one of the key sources for their adventures in the Kingdom of the Franks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWritten in the last quarter of the 9th century, they cover the height of Viking invasions on the continent of Europe. The annals are a great companion for anyone interested in the perspective of the Christian world in this turbulent century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat you’ll find inside this book:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe story of the great Siege of Paris!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe destruction of the Carolingian dynasty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIntrigue, murder, treason, rebellion, and feuds between the Frankish Kings, their dukes, counts, and bishops.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMedieval Military History!: strategy, tactics, weapons, and logistics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProfessional historical analysis of the source.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou’re a fan of a movie or TV show looking for answers to questions you have about the Vikings?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou’re a history geek looking for a new, previously untranslated, unpublished primary source for the Vikings, Francia, Charles the Fat, or the late Carolingian dynasty?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThen Vikings, War and the Fall of the Carolingians is the book for you! Grab your copy, now!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVikings, War and the Fall of the Carolingians (The Annals of St-Vaast) was originally translated in 2010, as my master's thesis in history at the University of Minnesota. I've been sitting on it for years, all the while thinking, \"One of these days I'm gonna publish this thing.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDuring a discussion with my partner, one day, I remarked that the most popular article on my entire blog (over 300 of them) was a paper I wrote for a class at the University of Minnesota, years ago, on the Vikings in Repton, England, entitled, \"Bones, Burials, and the Viking Great Army in Repton.\" For some reason, probably thanks to Bernard Cornwell's books, that article is the number one search result for 'vikings repton.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApparently, people want to read about the blood-thirsty pirates of Northern Europe. So, here they are!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the Inside Flap\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMuch of what we know of 9th century Frankish history comes to us via Frankish annals, which continued in the tradition of the royal annals of the eighth century.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnnals of Saint Vaast-\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-from a monastery in Arras, France--continue the narrative of Frankish history for the last quarter of the 9th century.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSaint Vaast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, with its focus on West Francia and Lotharingia, parallels the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnnals of St. Bertin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and together they serve as a complement to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnnals of Fulda\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e which chronicles events in East Francia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSt. Vaast \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eprovides a somewhat abbreviated narrative in comparison with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSt. Bertin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, it does extend the narrative beyond 881, where \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSt. Bertin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e terminates. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is important because of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSt. Vaast's\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e coverage of the famous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSiege of Paris\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e by the Vikings in 885-6, and the subsequent demise of the Carolingian royal line.  Here \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSt. Vaast \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecomplements the epic length, narrative poem, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBella Parisiacae Urbis (Siege of Paris)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, by Abbo of the monastery, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and offers some crucial clues as to how the Vikings conducted that campaign, and to the chaos that followed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/read.bookfunnel.com\/read\/nbvul2rfmy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead a Sample Now!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSteve Bivans is a life-long student of history and an expert in Viking Military History. He holds a master's degree in medieval history from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and is a Ph.D. candidate with a focus on the Vikings in France. He is also the author of two other best selling books: The End of Fear Itself, and Be a Hobbit, Save the Earth, and the historical fiction novel series Anno Draconis, about the Vikings in France.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe's originally from the South Eastern U.S. (Florida and North Carolina), but now lives, happily, in Saint Paul, Minnesota with his partner, Patience, her son Duke, Bubble the dog, and the Two Viking-Pirate Kitties: Punkin n Squish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shireness Publishing","offers":[{"title":"E-book","offer_id":46562985935160,"sku":"VWebook","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Autographed Paperback","offer_id":46562986000696,"sku":"VWpb","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/1319\/5576\/products\/front_cover-1.jpg?v=1693333304","url":"https:\/\/stevebivans.myshopify.com\/products\/vikings-war-and-the-fall-of-the-carolingians-a-critical-english-translation-of-the-annals-of-saint-vaast","provider":"Steve Bivans, Author","version":"1.0","type":"link"}