Warlords and Holy Men: Scotland 80-1000 AD (New History of Scotland)
by Alfred Smyth
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Author: Alfred SmythEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1989-12-08
ISBN: 0748601007
Number of pages: 279
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
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Book Review: Highly recommended
Summary: 5 Stars
This book won the 1985 Spring Book Award for Literature from the Scottish Arts Council, and one can see why. A wide-ranging, enthusiastic and scholarly work, it covers a great deal of ground with a surprising amount of detail for its size. Although some of the archaeological conclusions have changed in the intervening thirty years, this is still a good introduction to the period and good value for money. Topics include: Roman Britain, the Picts, St. Columba, Adomnan, Vikings, the orgins of medieval Scotland, and the conquest of the southern uplands.
The author shows an impressive ability to look at the larger picture while not losing sight of details, an ability which allows him to combine seeming isolated facts into interesting combinations. Whether or not you agree with all of his conclusions, you will find many that are thought-provoking. An example is his dating of the final collapse of the British kingdom of Rheged by the series of entries in the Irish Annals of Ulster regarding the presence of roving bands of British warriors in Ireland between 682 and 709. Highly recommended.
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