Peter Sawyer (historian), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPeter Sawyer (historian)
British historian
Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1928
Place of Birth: Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 07-Jul-2018
Profession: historian
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Peter Sawyer (historian)
- Peter Hayes Sawyer (25 June 1928 – 7 July 2018) was a British historian.
- His work on the Vikings was highly influential, as was his scholarship on Medieval England.
- Sawyer's early work The Age of the Vikings argued that the Vikings were "traders not raiders", overturning the previously held view that the Vikings' voyages were only focused on destruction and pillaging.Sawyer is particularly known for his annotated catalogue of Anglo-Saxon charters.
- Anglo-Saxon charters are referenced by "Sawyer" numbers (abbreviated 'S' as for example in charter "S 407") according to his catalogue.
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