Author: T. J. Carlyle (of Templehill, Waterbeck.)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 66

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Author: Jackson W. Armstrong
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108472990
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 413

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Explains the history of England's northern borderlands in the fifteenth century within a broader social, political and European context.

Author: John Hyslop
Publisher:
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Category : Annandale and Eskdale (Scotland : District)
Languages : en
Pages : 954

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Author: Tim Clarkson
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 1907909036
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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The Picts were an ancient nation who ruled most of northern and eastern Scotland during the Dark Ages. Despite their historical importance, they remain shrouded in myth and misconception. Absorbed by the kingdom of the Scots in the ninth century, they lost their unique identity, their language and their vibrant artistic culture. Amongst their few surviving traces are standing stones decorated with incredible skill and covered with enigmatic symbols - vivid memorials of a powerful and gifted people who bequeathed no chronicles to tell their story, no sagas to describe the deed of their kings and heroes. In this book Tim Clarkson pieces together the evidence to tell the story of this mysterious people from their emergence in Roman times to their eventual disappearance.

Author: George Tancred
Publisher:
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Category : Jedburgh (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 542

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Author: William M'Dowall
Publisher:
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Category : Cemeteries
Languages : en
Pages : 472

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Author: Tim Clarkson
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 190790901X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 317

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During the first millennium AD the most northerly part of Britain evolved into the country known today as Scotland. The transition was a long process of social and political change driven by the ambitions of powerful warlords. At first these men were tribal chiefs, Roman generals or rulers of small kingdoms. Later, after the Romans departed, the initiative was seized by dynamic warrior-kings who campaigned far beyond their own borders. Armies of Picts, Scots, Vikings, Britons and Anglo-Saxons fought each other for supremacy. From Lothian to Orkney, from Fife to the Isle of Skye, fierce battles were won and lost. By AD 1000 the political situation had changed for ever. Led by a dynasty of Gaelic-speaking kings the Picts and Scots began to forge a single, unified nation which transcended past enmities. In this book the remarkable story of how ancient North Britain became the medieval kingdom of Scotland is told.

Author: Tim Clarkson
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
ISBN: 1907909389
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271

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Who was Merlin? Is the famous wizard of Arthurian legend based on a real person? In this book, Merlin's origins are traced back to the story of Lailoken, a mysterious 'wild man' who is said to have lived in the Scottish Lowlands in the sixth century AD. The book considers the question of whether Lailoken belongs to myth or reality. It looks at the historical background of his story and discusses key characters such as Saint Kentigern of Glasgow and King Rhydderch of Dumbarton, as well as important events such as the Battle of Arfderydd. Lailoken's reappearance in medieval Welsh literature as the fabled prophet Myrddin is also examined. Myrddin himself was eventually transformed into Merlin the wizard, King Arthur's friend and mentor. This is the Merlin we recognise today, not only in art and literature but also on screen. His earlier forms are less familiar, more remote, but can still be found among the lore and legend of the Dark Ages. Behind them we catch fleeting glimpses of an original figure who perhaps really did exist: a solitary fugitive, tormented by his experience of war, who roamed the hills and forests of southern Scotland long ago.

Author: Charles Rogers
Publisher:
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Category : Epitaphs
Languages : en
Pages : 472

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Author: T. J. Carlyle
Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781377528649
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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