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Carl Goff
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 Posted: Tue 13 Feb, 2007 5:44 pm Post subject: So I picked up Michael Prestwich's biography of Edward I... |
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Acquired it when I visited a recently-opened bookstore. Picked up about $60 worth of other stuff, including a translation of Herodotus' Persian Wars, and Gwynn Jones' History of the Vikings.
I haven't had a chance to crack open the bio of Edward yet...can anyone who's read it tell me how the readability is? Boring? Too focused on non-military stuff? Etc...
Also, does anyone know if there are any inaccuracies in it or the Viking book?
Oh, East of sands and sunlit gulf, your blood is thin, your gods are few;
You could not break the Northern wolf and now the wolf has turned on you.
The fires that light the coasts of Spain fling shadows on the Eastern strand.
Master, your slave has come again with torch and axe in his right hand!
-Robert E. Howard
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Jean-Carle Hudon
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Mr Goff,
Professor Jones published this work on the vikings back in 1968, so there have been many new archeological finds since then and I presume those who pursue scholarly studies should be able to point out some discrepancies, the contrary would be surprising. My copy, with my personal notes, was read back in the late seventies... and from my notes I get the sense that I enjoyed it.
jch
Bon coeur et bon bras
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Randall Moffett
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Carl,
Prestwich's book I found extremely good, but I think his work is usually top notch and very conversational in a way that most academics are not. Enjoy the read. It has very good solid history told in a very good and engaging form.
RPM
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