There is a lot of secondary literature available on Widukind, since he's one of few German mythic heroes, but that literature is mostly in German.
I'd missed a lot of that literature, because I somehow missed the modern spelling of the man's name. I've got some of what's in English on order now.
As far as I remember, the Saxons had no real kings.
I had the impression that they didn't, too. Except for those who moved to Britain and wound up founding several kingdoms; I've been wondering why they changed their minds at that point.
I think what you need is a book on basic Saxon law, and tribal law and warfare.
What I've found so far has been based on England, which leaves me wondering how much is applicable, and how much was adaptation to the new environment.
Also, if you are going to write about this period, you should look at the Men-at-Arms series of Osprey publishing.
Heh. I've picked up several of them.
If you need a bibliography, you should check out the German language Wikipedia entry.
I might do that, and see how much I can get through without remembering where I stashed my Langenscheidt. ;)
I'd missed a lot of that literature, because I somehow missed the modern spelling of the man's name. I've got some of what's in English on order now.
As far as I remember, the Saxons had no real kings.
I had the impression that they didn't, too. Except for those who moved to Britain and wound up founding several kingdoms; I've been wondering why they changed their minds at that point.
I think what you need is a book on basic Saxon law, and tribal law and warfare.
What I've found so far has been based on England, which leaves me wondering how much is applicable, and how much was adaptation to the new environment.
Also, if you are going to write about this period, you should look at the Men-at-Arms series of Osprey publishing.
Heh. I've picked up several of them.
If you need a bibliography, you should check out the German language Wikipedia entry.
I might do that, and see how much I can get through without remembering where I stashed my Langenscheidt. ;)
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