Format:
1 online resource (401 pages)
ISBN:
9780748628216
Series Statement:
New Edinburgh History of Scotland v.2
Content:
This book charts the transformation of the political landscape of northern Britain between the eighth and the eleventh centuries. Central to this narrative is the mysterious disappearance of the Picts and their language and the sudden rise to prominence of the Gaelic-speaking Scots who would replace them as the rulers of the North.
Content:
COVER -- COPYRIGHT -- Contents -- Maps and Genealogical Tables -- Acknowledgements -- General Editor's Preface -- Note on Spelling and Pronunciation -- Introduction Land and People: Northern Britain in the Eighth Century -- PART ONE: Events (789-1070) -- Chapter 1: The Coming of the Vikings -- Chapter 2: The Scaldingi and the Transformation of Northumbria -- Chapter 3: Last Days of the Pictish Kingdom (839-89) -- Chapter 4: The Grandsons of Cinaed and the Grandsons of Ímar -- Chapter 5: The Later Tenth Century: A Turmoil of Warring Princes -- Chapter 6: The Fall of the House of Alpín and the Moray Question -- PART TWO: Process -- Chapter 7: Scandinavian Scotland -- Chapter 8: Pictavia to Albania -- Table of Events -- Guide to Further Reading -- The Principal Medieval Chronicles used in this Volume -- Bibliography -- Index.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780748612338
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780748612338
Additional Edition:
Print version From Pictland to Alba 789-1070
Language:
English
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