[Gutenberg 11410] • Wanderings in Wessex / An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter
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- Authors
- Holmes, Edric
- Publisher
- Dodo Press
- Tags
- england -- description and travel
- ISBN
- 9781409903284
- Date
- 2008-04-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.91 MB
- Lang
- en
As a geographical term Wessex is capable of several interpretations and some misunderstandings. Early Wessex was a comparatively small portion of Alfred's political state, but by the end of the ninth century, through the genius of the West Saxon chiefs, crowned by Alfred's statesmanship, the kingdom included the greater portion of southern England and such alien districts as Essex, Kent, and the distinct territory of the South Saxons.