Author: Trevor Houghton
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291199330
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 403
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The crannog - a fortified island palace on a small lake in a remote Welsh mountain kingdom - is all that protects Ruadh and his family from marauding Vikings and power hungry Saxons. In 916, a cataclysmic event sends father, daughter and son in different directions. Their epic journeys see them drawn deep into the political intrigues of their time, and swept up in the volatile movements of trade in human lives and luxuries. Travelling to the darkest regions of human conflict and to the distant margins of early medieval Europe, body and mind are tested as each tries to make a life in a violent and rapidly changing world. Weaving archaeological evidence and historical record into a fast moving fictional tale, Trevor Houghton conjures up the sights, sounds and smells of early medieval life, from the hearths of Brycheiniog to the rapids of the Dnieper River, and the riches of the Byzantine Empire.
Author: Patrik Magnerius
Publisher: Magnerius Konsult AB
ISBN: 1089616163
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 39
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Can't change fate - unless your magic is strong... The invasion of the fortress on the crag is imminent. Mercenaries and troops from the cursed town of Bal Khunda prepare to scale the steep cliffside. Meanwhile, Arlize, the poor peasant girl decides to demand retribution from the high priests of the town. Unfortunately, it seems like her will is stronger than her ascending magic skills. The two city couriers, Tabor and Hucket are dragged into the schemings of the powerful. Somehow their fate appears to be connected to the lady Dèon and the arcane seeress that she liberated... This is book two of four in the first chronicle of The Crannog Saga.
Author: Anne Crone
Publisher: Society Antiquaries Scotland
ISBN: 0903903369
Category : Archaeology, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 181
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The early medieval crannog in Loch Glashan was excavated in 1960 by Jack Scott, in advance of dam construction. The crannog produced a rich organic assemblage of wood and leather objects, as well as exotic items such as continental imported pottery and a brooch studded with amber. This title examines all the evidence from the crannog.
Author: Robert Munro
Publisher:
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Category : Lake-dwellers and lake-dwellings
Languages : en
Pages : 382
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Author: Robert Munro
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752420553
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
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Reproduction of the original: Ancient Scottish Lake-Dwellings or Crannogs by Robert Munro
Author: Alan Lane
Publisher: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1789253098
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 514
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The crannog on Llangorse Lake near Brecon in mid Wales was discovered in 1867 and first excavated in 1869 by two local antiquaries, Edgar and Henry Dumbleton, who published their findings over the next four years. In 1988 dendrochronological dates from submerged palisade planks established its construction in the ninth century, and a combined off- and on-shore investigation of the site was started as a joint project between Cardiff University and Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales. The subsequent surveys and excavation (1989-1994, 2004) resulted in the recovery of a remarkable time capsule of life in the late ninth and tenth century, on the only crannog yet identified in Wales. This publication re-examines the early investigations, describes in detail the anatomy of the crannog mound and its construction, and the material culture found. The crannog’s treasures include early medieval secular and religious metalwork, evidence for manufacture, the largest depository of early medieval carpentry in Wales and a remarkable richly embroidered silk and linen textile which is fully analysed and placed in context. The crannog’s place in Welsh history is explored, as a royal llys (‘court’) within the kingdom of Brycheiniog. Historical record indicates the site was destroyed in 916 by Aethelflaed, the Mercian queen, in the course of the Viking wars of the early tenth century. The subsequent significance of the crannog in local traditions and its post-medieval occupation during a riotous dispute in the reign Elizabeth I are also discussed. Two logboats from the vicinity of the crannog are analysed, and a replica described. The cultural affinities of the crannog and its material culture is assessed, as are their relationship to origin myths for the kingdom, and to probable links with early medieval Ireland. The folk tales associated with the lake are explored, in a book that brings together archaeology, history, myths and legends, underwater and terrestrial archaeology.
Author: Nicholas Dixon
Publisher: Tempus Publishing, Limited
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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The public perception of underwater archaeology is usually related to shipwrecks, and yet there are thousands of submerged settlement sites from all periods. Most of these lie in shallow waters and are therefore readily available to the underwater archaeologist. This book explains the methods of working under water and the exciting discoveries from a number of sites in Scotland. The focus is the excavation of the Early Iron Age crannog in the Highlands of Scotland.
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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 932
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Author: Royal Irish Academy
Publisher:
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 604
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Includes also Minutes of [the] Proceedings, and Report of [the] President and Council for the year, separately published 1965/66- as its Annual report.
Author: Andrea Vianello
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1784911798
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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From antiquity onwards people have opted to live near rivers and major watercourses. This volume explores rivers as facilitators of movement through landscapes, and it investigates the reasons for living near a river, as well as the role of the river in the human landscape.
