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From Pictland to Alba, 789 to 1070 Alex Woolf New Edinburgh History of Scotland volume 2 In the 780s northern Britain was dominated by two great kingdoms; Pictavia, centred in north-eastern Scotland and Northumbria which straddled the modern Anglo-Scottish border. Within a hundred years both of these kingdoms had been thrown into chaos by the onslaught of the Vikings and within two hundred years they had become distant memories. This book charts the transformation of the political landscape of northern Britain between the middle of the eighth and the middle of the eleventh centuries. Central to this narrative is the mysterious disappearance of the Picts and their language and the sudden rise to prominence of the Gaelic-speaking Scots who would replace them as the rulers of the North. From Pictland to Alba pays close attention to the fragmentary sources which survive from this darkest period in Scottish history and attempts to guide the reader past the pitfalls which beset the unwary traveller in these dangerous times. Many of the sources are presented in full and their value as witnesses are thoroughly explored and evaluated. Unlike most other volumes dealing with this period, this is a book which 'shows its workings' and encourages the readers to reach their own conclusions about the origins of Scotland. Alex Woolf is Lecturer in Early Scottish History at the University of St Andrews
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- Title From Pictland to Alba, 789-1070
- Author Alex Woolf
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Date 2007-10-26
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780748612345 / 0748612343
- Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 in (22.86 x 15.49 x 2.29 cm)
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- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Alba (Kingdom)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012379740
- Dewey Decimal Code 941.101
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