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Gaelic Influence in the Northumbrian Kingdom

By Fiona Edmonds

Gaelic Influence in the Northumbrian Kingdom Social Sciences

Gaelic Influence in the Northumbrian Kingdom

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Northumbria was the most northerly Anglo-Saxon kingdom; its impressive landscape featured two sweeping coastlines, which opened the area to a variety of cultural connections. This book explores influences that emanated from the Gaelic-speaking world, including Ireland, the Isle of Man, Argyll and the kingdom of Alba (the nascent Scottish kingdom). It encompasses Northumbria's "Golden Age", the political and scholarly high-point of the seventh and early eighth centuries, and culminates with the kingdom's decline and fragmentation in the Viking Age, which opened up new links with Gaelic-Scandinavian communities. Political and ecclesiastical connections are discussed in detail; the study also covers linguistic contact, material culture and the practicalities of travel, bringnig out the realities of contemporary life. This interdisciplinary approach sheds new light on the west and north of the Northumbrian kingdom, the areas linked most closely with the Gaelic world. Overall, the book reveals the extent to which Gaelic influence was multi-faceted, complex and enduring.
Dr FIONA EDMONDS is Reader in History and Director of the Regional Heritage Centre at Lancaster University.
Product details
Number of Pages:
322
Release Date:
2019-12-18
Publication Date:
2019-12-20
Publisher:
Boydell Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1783273364
ISBN13:
9781783273362
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
649 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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