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The Anglo-Saxons
- A History of the Beginnings of England: 400 - 1066
- De: Marc Morris
- Narrado por: Roy McMillan
- Duración: 13 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 994
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 875
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 871
Sixteen hundred years ago Britain left the Roman Empire and swiftly fell into ruin. Grand cities and luxurious villas were deserted and left to crumble, and civil society collapsed into chaos. Into this violent and unstable world came foreign invaders from across the sea, and established themselves as its new masters. The Anglo-Saxons traces the turbulent history of these people across the next six centuries. It explains how their earliest rulers fought relentlessly against each other for glory and supremacy, and then were almost destroyed by the onslaught of the vikings.
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3 out of 5 stars
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"Pretty Good"
- De Stephen en 05-30-21
- The Anglo-Saxons
- A History of the Beginnings of England: 400 - 1066
- De: Marc Morris
- Narrado por: Roy McMillan
Probably better to read and skip parts
Revisado: 01-17-25
Chapter 1 engaged me right away with the story of a remarkable Roman hoard, reasons why its owner might have buried it (such as fear), and what might have caused fear. Unfortunately the chapter soon lost me with dates and details about late Roman Empire divisions, emperors and enemies.
If I'd been reading, I would have skipped that part and come back to it later if it turned out to be needed to understand later events.
A more skilled narrator might have approached that section with varied inflections and pacing for emphasis. (See: James Earl Jones reading all the begats in the Gospel of Matthew.) Instead the narrator falls into a predictable rhythm of intonation, with most sentences ending on an up note.
I didn't make it to Chapter 2.
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The Folklore of Discworld
- Legends, Myths, and Customs from the Discworld with Helpful Hints from Planet Earth
- De: Terry Pratchett, Jacqueline Simpson
- Narrado por: Michael Fenton Stevens
- Duración: 12 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 244
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 205
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 206
Most of us grew up having always known when to touch wood or cross our fingers, and what happens when a princess kisses a frog or a boy pulls a sword from a stone, yet sadly some of these things are beginning to be forgotten. Legends, myths, and fairy tales: Our world is made up of the stories we told ourselves about where we came from and how we got here. It is the same on Discworld, except that beings, which on Earth are creatures of the imagination - like vampires, trolls, witches and, possibly, gods - are real, alive and, in some cases kicking, on the Disc.
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5 out of 5 stars
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If you've read all the Discworld books
- De Rachel en 09-04-14
- The Folklore of Discworld
- Legends, Myths, and Customs from the Discworld with Helpful Hints from Planet Earth
- De: Terry Pratchett, Jacqueline Simpson
- Narrado por: Michael Fenton Stevens
Doesn't live up to its introduction
Revisado: 06-14-24
After the engaging introduction I anticipated hearing discussions of the folklore Sir Terry drew from as he wrote the Discworld novels. Instead this book is a rehash of what an observant reader would already know about, say, the elves of Discworld, frequently quoting passages from the novels.
I rarely quit a book, but I stopped listening after Chapter 3, which didn't address *why* the elves and fairies of Discworld are narcissistic sadists. It was a relief, as I'd already been put off by the narrator's mispronunciation of "Lancre," which clearly rhymes with canker, not gantry.
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