Picts - A History

Informationen zum Autor Tim Clarkson gained a PhD in medieval history (2003) from the University of Manchester and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. He is the author of many books on medieval history including Scotland’s Merlin , The Picts: A History , The Makers of Scotland and Aethelflaed: Lady of the Mercians . Klappentext The Picts were an ancient nation who ruled most of northern and eastern Scotland during the Dark Ages. Despite their historical importance, they remain shrouded in myth and misconception. Absorbed by the kingdom of the Scots in the ninth century, they lost their unique identity, their language and their vibrant artistic culture. Amongst their few surviving traces are standing stones decorated with incredible skill and covered with enigmatic symbols - vivid memorials of a powerful and gifted people who bequeathed no chronicles to tell their story, no sagas to describe the deed of their kings and heroes. In this book Tim Clarkson pieces together the evidence to tell the story of this mysterious people from their emergence in Roman times to their eventual disappearance. Zusammenfassung The Picts were an ancient nation who ruled most of northern and eastern Scotland during the Dark Ages. Despite their historical importance, they remain shrouded in myth. In this book Tim Clarkson pieces together all the historical evidence to tell the story of the Pictish people from their emergence in Roman times to their eventual disappearance.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Clarkson, Clarkson Tim
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.06.2016
• EAN: 9781780274034
• ISBN: 978-1-78027-403-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Scotland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), British & Irish history, Ancient History, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, BCE period – Protohistory