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Picts, Gaels, and Scots : early historic Scotland / Sally M. Foster.
- Title
- Picts, Gaels, and Scots : early historic Scotland / Sally M. Foster.
- Author
- Foster, S. (Sally), 1963-
- Publication
- London : B.T. Batsford/Historic Scotland, 1996.
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Details
- Description
- 128 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps; 26 cm.
- Summary
- "Early historic Scotland - from the fifth to the tenth century AD - was home to a variety of diverse peoples and cultures, all competing for land and supremacy. Yet by the eleventh century it had become a single, unified kingdom, known as Alba, under a stable and successful monarchy. How did this happen, and when?" "At the heart of this mystery lies the extraordinary influence of the Picts and of their neighbors, the Gaels - originally immigrants from Ireland. Sally Foster establishes the nature of their contribution and, drawing on the latest archaeological evidence and historical research, highlights: the origins of the Picts and the Dal Riata (Gaels); the significance of the remarkable Pictish symbols and other early historic sculpture, such as the Dupplin cross; the art of war and the role of kingship in tribal society; settlement, agriculture, industry and trade; religious beliefs and the impact of Christianity; and how the Picts and Gaels became Scots." "Lavishly illustrated throughout, this is a comprehensive and challenging overview which brings to life the ancestors of the modern Scottish people."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- Historic Scotland
- Uniform Title
- Historic Scotland (Series)
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-123) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1. Setting the scene -- 2. Communicating with the past: the sources -- 3. residence of power -- 4. Agriculture, industry and trade: the currency of authority -- 5. strength of belief -- 6. From 'wandering thieves' to lords of war -- 7. Alba: the emergence of the Scottish nation -- Monuments and museums to visit.
- ISBN
- 0713474858
- 0713474866 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^^96188560^
- OCLC
- 36301187
- SCSB-11682265
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library