HS BOOK OF PICTS,GAELS & SCOTS (Historic Scotland) - Softcover

Foster, Sally M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0713474866 ISBN 13: 9780713474862

Publisher: Batsford Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

From the 5th to the 10th century AD, Scotland was home to a variety of peoples and cultures competing for land and supremacy, yet by the 11th century it had become a single, unified kingdom, known as Alba, under a stable and successful monarchy. At the heart of this mystery lies the extraordinary influence of the Picts and their neighbours, the Gaels, who were originally immigrants from Ireland. Drawing on recent archaeological evidence and historical research, this book examines the origins of the Picts and the Dal Riata (Gaels), and how they became Scots. It explores the significance of the remarkable Pictish symbols and other early sculpture, and looks at other aspects of this period of Scottish history such as the art of the war and role of kingship, religion and the impact of Christianity, and settlement, agriculture, industry and trade.

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Review:

'A remarkable book ... lucid, stimulating and penetrating' * Recent Writing on Scottish Archaeology * 'A well-balanced account . . . presenting received wisdom tempered with new views and evidence' * Early Medieval Europe * 'A delight to read and to look at' * The Countryman * 'One of the best books available on early historic Scotland' * Antiquaries Journal * 'Herald[s] a new stage in our understanding of early medieval Scotland' * Scottish Historical Review * 'An outstanding book: well written, comprehensive ... also provocative' * Current Archaeology *

About the Author:

Dr Sally Foster is an Inspector of Ancient Monuments with Historic Scotland, prior to which she was an Investigator with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. She is an Associate of the Institute of Field Archaeologists and author of a number of publications. She lives in Edinburgh.

About this edition

• Publisher: Batsford Ltd
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0713474866
• ISBN 13: 9780713474862
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128