History and Identity in Early Medieval Wales

Crucial texts from ninth- and tenth-century Wales analysed to show their key role in identify formation.

Sommario

List of Maps
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations

Introduction
1. Names, Territories, and Kingdoms
2. Language
3. Origin Legends I: the Britons
4. Origin Legends II: Legitimate and Illegitimate Migration
5. Asser and the Origins of Alfred's Kingdom
Conclusions

Bibliography
Index

Info autore

Rebecca Thomas is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at Cardiff University.

Riassunto

Crucial texts from ninth- and tenth-century Wales analysed to show their key role in identify formation.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rebecca Thomas, Rebecca (Contributor) Thomas
• Editore: Boydell & Brewer
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9781843846277
• ISBN: 978-1-84384-627-7
• Pagine: 222
• Dimensioni: 154 mm x 238 mm x 18 mm
• Peso: 499 g
• Serie: Studies in Celtic History
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Medioevo