The Picts (The Peoples of Europe)
Product Description
The Picts (The Peoples of Europe)
The Picts is a survey of the historical and cultural developments in northern Britain between AD 300 and AD 900. Discarding the popular view of the Picts as savages, they are revealed to have been politically successful and culturally adaptive members of the medieval European world.
Â
- Re-interprets our definition of ‘Pict’ and provides a vivid depiction of their political and military organization
- Offers an up-to-date overview of Pictish life within the environment of northern Britain
- Explains how art such as the ‘symbol stones’ are historical records as well as evidence of creative inspiration.
- Draws on a range of transnational and comparative scholarship to place the Picts in their European context
Technical Specifications
You might also like
The Fall of Rome: And the End of Civilization
The Invasion of Europe by the Barbarians
The Early Germans
The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character (Phoenix Books)
The Huns (The Peoples of Europe Series)
The Plague of War: Athens, Sparta, and the Struggle for Ancient Greece (Ancient Warfare and Civilization)
A New History of the Picts
Early Medieval Europe, 300-1000: Third edition (History of Europe (Palgrave Paperback))
A Student's Companion to Old Irish Grammar
From Caledonia to Pictland: Scotland to 795 (New Edinburgh History of Scotland)