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Kings and Kingship in Early Scotland
Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson
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Description for Kings and Kingship in Early Scotland
Paperback. Anderson critically analyses the evidence available from regnal lists and Irish annals of the 6th to 9th centuries, to shed new light on the kingdoms of DalRiata and the Picts. This reedition includes a new introduction and a bibliography of recent scholarship by Nicholas Evans. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
The kingdoms of the Dal Riata and the Picts, by their union in the ninth century, formed the nucleus of medieval Scotland. The author, a recognised authority on sources of early Scottish history, has made a fresh critical analysis of the evidence available from regnal lists and Irish annals, covering the sixth to ninth centuries. The regnal lists have been analysed and the inter-relationships of the texts established, to give the probable substance, and to some extent the form and age, of their prototypes. The chronological evidence of annals and prototype lists is then compared in detail. These sections provide ... Read more
The kingdoms of the Dal Riata and the Picts, by their union in the ninth century, formed the nucleus of medieval Scotland. The author, a recognised authority on sources of early Scottish history, has made a fresh critical analysis of the evidence available from regnal lists and Irish annals, covering the sixth to ninth centuries. The regnal lists have been analysed and the inter-relationships of the texts established, to give the probable substance, and to some extent the form and age, of their prototypes. The chronological evidence of annals and prototype lists is then compared in detail. These sections provide ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Donald Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
557g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906566302
SKU
V9781906566302
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About Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson
Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson (1909-2002) was raised in St Andrews, and educated there at St Leonard's School, and later at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University. After her marriage to the historian Alan Anderson, she acted as his palaeographer and assistant due to his failing eyesight. After his death in 1958, Marjorie Anderson continued to publish on early Scottish history, most notably ... Read more
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