Alex Woolf

From Pictland to Alba, 789-1070

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 156mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9780748612345
• ISBN-10: 0748612343
• Artikelnr.: 22513913

Autorenporträt

Alex Woolf is Lecturer in Early Scottish History at the University of St Andrews. He has published numerous articles on the history of Early Medieval Britain and is Historical Consultant to the BBC's 'A History of Scotland' series in 2008.

Inhaltsangabe

Maps, genealogical Tables and Illustrations
Acknowledgements
General Editor's Preface
Note on Pronunciation and Spelling
Introduction: Land and People 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 to 889
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
Bibliography
Index.