From Pictland to Alba, 789-1070In the 780s northern Britain was dominated by two great kingdoms; Pictavia, centred in north-eastern Scotland and Northumbria which straddled the modern Anglo-Scottish border. Within a hundred years both of these kingdoms had been thrown into chaos by the onslaught of the Vikings and within two hundred years they had become distant memories. 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. From Pictland to Alba uses fragmentary sources which survive from this darkest period in Scottish history to guide the reader past the pitfalls which beset the unwary traveller in these dangerous times. Important sources are presented in full and their value as evidence is thoroughly explored and evaluated. |
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Brukerevaluering - Malarchy - LibraryThingFrom Pictland To Alba is a terrific study of late 1st millenium AD Scotland, drawing together in a brilliantly accessible way the competing societies of northern Britain. This is the 2nd book in the ... Les hele vurderingen
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Events 7891070 | 39 |
The Coming of the Vikings | 41 |
The Scaldingi and the Transformation of Northumbria | 68 |
Last Days of the Pictish Kingdom 83989 | 87 |
The Grandsons of Cinaed and the Grandsons of Ímar | 122 |
The Later Tenth Century A Turmoil of Warring Princes | 177 |
The Fall of the House of Alpín and the Moray Question | 220 |
Scandinavian Scotland | 275 |
Pictavia to Albania | 312 |
Table of Events | 351 |
Guide to Further Reading | 353 |
The Principal Medieval Chronicles used in this Volume | 357 |
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Process | 273 |
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The New Edinburgh History of Scotland: From Pictland to Alba : 789 ..., Volum 2 Ingen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - 2014 |
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Áed Æeelstan Albania Alpín Alpínid Amlaíb Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annales Cambriae Annals of Ulster appears battle Bishop Britain British Britons brother Cellach Celtic Cenél Cenél Conaill church church-settlements Cinaed Cinaed’s Cnut Constantín Cuilén Cumbrians Dál Riata Danish death dialects Domnall Donnchad Dublin Dunkeld dynasty Earl early medieval Edinburgh England English Eochaid Fortriu Gaelic Gaill Gothfrith grandson of Ímar Haraldr Healfdene heathens historians Ildulb Ímar Insular Iona Ireland Irish chronicles island Isles killed king-list king’s kingdom Kings of Alba kingship land language later Macbethad Mael Coluim modern mormaer ninth century Norse northern Northmen Northumbria Norway Norwegian Óláfr Onuist Orkney Orkneyinga saga perhaps period Pictavia Pictish Picts place-names probably provinces Ragnall raid record region reign length royal saga Scandinavian Scotland Scots Scottish Scottish Gaelic seems settlement slain sources St Andrews Strathclyde suggests surviving Symeon Symeon of Durham tenth twelfth century Ulaid Viking Welsh West Saxon Wrguist