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Warlords and Holy Men: Scotland 80-1000 AD (New History of Scotland)
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by Alfred Smyth
Sales Rank: 1087261
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$32.00
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 279 pages
Published by: Edinburgh University Press December 8, 1989
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0748601007
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0748601004
Book Dimensions:
7.6 x 4.9 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 8 ounces
Product Review
A galloping and riproaringpiece of work ! it left me with admiration for an author who seems to be aufait with virtually everything in the whole Scottish millennium. -- C PHammond Bammel A scholarly book, and everyone interested in this area should read it it is quite splendid. A galloping and riproaringpiece of work ! it left me with admiration for an author who seems to be aufait with virtually everything in the whole Scottish millennium. A scholarly book, and everyone interested in this area should read it it is quite splendid.
Product Description
Basing his work strongly on documentary and archaeological sources, Alfred Smyth covers traditional topics in a thoroughly unconventional manner. Winner of the 1985 Spring Book Award for Literature (Scottish Arts Council)
Reader Reviews
This book won the 1985 Spring Book Award for Literature from the Scottish Arts Council, and one can see why. A wide-ranging, enthusiastic and scholarly work, it covers a great deal of ground with a surprising amount of detail for its size. Although some of the archaeological conclusions have changed in the intervening thirty years, this is still a good introduction to the period and good value for money. Topics include: Roman Britain, the Picts, St. Columba, Adomnan, Vikings, the orgins of medieval Scotland, and the conquest of the southern uplands. The author shows an impressive ability to look at the larger picture while not losing sight of details, an ability which allows him to combine seeming isolated facts into interesting combinations. Whether or not you agree with all of his conclusions, you will find many that are thought-provoking. An example is his dating of the final collapse of the British kingdom of Rheged by the series of entries in the Irish Annals of Ulster regarding the presence of roving bands of British warriors in Ireland between 682 and 709. Highly recommended.
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