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The Cult of Saints and the Virgin Mary in Medieval Scotland
A new investigation of the saints' cults which flourished in medieval Scotland, fruitfully combining archaeological, historical, and literary perspectives. Of all the Celtic …
Saint Patrick
Extremely scholarly and contains many important studies... impossible to do justice to the depth of scholarship which is on display here. BRITANNIA Anyone working on Britain and …
Ireland, Wales, and England in the Eleventh Century
An analysis of the politics of eleventh-century Wales. The eleventh century was a time of political change throughout the British Isles, and especially so in Wales. Dr Maund …
St David of Wales: Cult, Church and Nation
All aspects of the cult of St David, patron saint of Wales, are examined in this wide-ranging volume. The cult of St David has been an enduring symbol of Welsh identity across more …
Gruffudd ap Cynan
The life, career and medieval biography of Gruffudd ap Cynan, king of Gwynedd 1095-1137. The reign of the North Welsh king Gruffudd ap Cynan [1075-1135] marked the culmination of …
The Medieval Cult of St Petroc
The saint's cult casts light on relations between Cornwall and Brittany - and Henry II's empire - in the 12th century. The historical, political, ecclesiastical, and religious …
The Irish Identity of the Kingdom of the Scots in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
An examination of the Scottish kingdom's historic links with Ireland, and the beginnings of a Scottish national identity from c. 1290. The close ties between Gaels of Ireland and …
Military Institutions on the Welsh Marches
A comparison of the opposed military systems along the English/Welsh border - Anglo-Norman and Celtic - in the 12th century. Between 1066 and 1282 two quite different societies …
Medieval Powys
First full-scale account of the medieval realm of Powys. Powys, extending over north-east and central Wales, was one of three great medieval Welsh polities, along with Gwynedd to …
Christ in Celtic Christianity
A new interpretation of Celtic Christianity, supported by images of Christ taken from manuscripts, metalwork and sculpture, and showing how it departed from continental practice …
Céli Dé in Ireland
A detailed investigation into the mysterious group of monks, the Céli Dé, who flourished in early medieval Ireland. The Céli Dé [`clients of God'], sometimes referred to as the …
From Kings to Warlords
Native Irish chieftains, not totally subdued after the Norman invasion of Ireland, recovered a measure of their power in the later middle ages; unfamiliar sources illuminate …