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  • Archaeology in Alfred the Great (1969) and The Last Kingdom (2015-)

    Author(s):
    Victoria Nicholls, Howard Williams (see profile)
    Date:
    2020
    Group(s):
    Archaeology, Early Medieval
    Subject(s):
    Mass media--Study and teaching, Archaeology, Public history, Popular culture--Study and teaching, Middle Ages, Anglo-Saxons--Study and teaching
    Item Type:
    Book chapter
    Tag(s):
    public archaeology, ealry medieval, Anglo-Saxon archaeology, Media archaeology, Popular culture studies, Early medieval archaeology, Anglo-Saxon studies
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/ceaj-e563
    Abstract:
    Alfred the Great (1969) was the first, and remains the only, feature-length film portraying the West Saxon king and his conflicts with the Danes. Forty-seven years later, Bernard Cornwell’s novels have been adapted for television as The Last Kingdom (2015–). Despite being fictional adaptions of historical events, and despite the considerable separation in time between their production, both Alfred the Great and The Last Kingdom consciously aspired to portray the Saxons and Vikings with a high degree of historical accuracy. Taking an archaeological perspective – focusing on the material cultures represented and their archaeological inspirations – this chapter asks which is more effective in representing late 9th-century Britain and what are the implications of this comparison?
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    Publisher:
    Archaeopress
    Pub. Date:
    2 March 2020
    Book Title:
    Digging into the Dark Ages: Early Medieval Public Archaeologies
    Author/Editor:
    Howard Williams and Pauline Clarke
    Page Range:
    246 - 251
    ISBN:
    ISBN 978-1-78969-528-1 (e-Pdf)
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    3 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

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