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Perceptions of Femininity in Early Irish Society
An examination of how the feminine was viewed in early medieval Ireland, through a careful study of a range of texts. Was femininity in early Irish society perceived as weak and …
Saints' Cults in the Celtic World
Saints' cults flourished in the medieval world, and the phenomenon is examined here in a series of studies. The way in which saints' cults operated across and beyond political, …
The Present and the Past in Medieval Irish Chronicles
A new analysis of a vital source for the history of Ireland and Scotland in the middle ages. Ireland has the most substantial corpus of annalistic chronicles for the early period …
Gaelic Influence in the Northumbrian Kingdom
WINNER OF THE FRANK WATSON BOOK PRIZE 2021. SHORTLISTED IN SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2021 The first full-scale, interdisciplinary treatment of the wide-ranging connections …
Personal Names and Naming Practices in Medieval Scotland
A landmark of scholarship on medieval Scotland. Professor Dauvit Broun, University of Glasgow. Personal names can provide a rich and often overlooked window into medieval society, …
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 …