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Book Synopsis Áedán of the Gaels by : Keith Coleman
Download or read book Áedán of the Gaels written by Keith Coleman and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2022-03-24 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first full-length work devoted to Áedán mac Gabráin, 6th century king of Dál Riata in Scotland. An associate of the famous St. Columba, he was the first recorded king to be ordained in the British Isles and was the most powerful ruler in his generation. His astonishing military reach took him from Orkney, Pictland, Ireland, Northumbria and the Isle of Man. This book details his dominant career, which came to a shattering end after decades of warfare at the Battle of Degsaston in AD 603. Beyond the record of warfare, there is a unique and tantalising accumulation of legend concerning Áedán, from stories about his birth, to tales of him in battle with Irish heroes. English sources mention him and he is one of the few Gaelic kings to feature prominently in Welsh tradition, where he is remembered as a uniquely powerful player in the north of Britain. Modern writers highlight Áedán as the father of a prince named Arthur, which has led to his place in Arthurian studies. Áedán’s prominence in his era qualifies him as a fascinating figure, whose life and legend are accessibly explored in this exciting account of this unique ruler.
Download or read book Finding Arthur written by Adam Ardrey and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2014-10-29 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Well-made arguments backed by archaeology, etymology, and geography” about the origins of the legend “will have readers rooting for a Scottish Arthur.” (Kirkus Reviews) As writer and activist Adam Ardrey discovered, the reason historians have had little success identifying the historical Arthur may be incredibly simple: He wasn’t an Englishman at all. He was from Scotland. Finding Arthur chronicles Ardrey’s unlikely quest to uncover the secret of Scotland’s greatest king and conqueror, which has been hidden in plain sight for centuries. His research began as a simple exploration of a notable Scottish clan, but quickly it became clear that many of the familiar symbols of Arthurian legend--the Round Table, the Sword in the Stone, the Lady of the Lake--are based on very real and still accessible places in the Scottish Highlands. Sure to be controversial, Finding Arthur rewrites the legend of King Arthur for a new age. Adam Ardrey is the author of Finding Merlin: The Truth Behind the Legend of the Great Arthurian Mage. A writer and attorney, he lives in Scotland.
Book Synopsis The Complete King Arthur by : John Matthews
Download or read book The Complete King Arthur written by John Matthews and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-04-24 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive examination of the historical and mythological evidence for every major theory about King Arthur • Explores the history of every Arthur candidate and the geographical arguments that have placed him in different locations • Examines 1,800 years of evidence for Arthur’s life and the famous series of 12 battles fought against the Saxons in the 6th century • Reconstructs the history of the 6th century in Britain, when the first references to Arthur and the core events of his reign appear Few legends have had the enduring influence of those surrounding King Arthur. Many believe the stories are based on historical truth. For others Arthur represents the archetype of the brilliant monarch reigning over a fairy-tale kingdom, offering his knights the opportunity to prove their mettle in battle and find gnostic illumination through initiation into sacred mysteries like that of the Grail. Presenting the culmination of more than 40 years’ research, John and Caitlín Matthews examine the historical and mythological evidence for every major theory about the existence of King Arthur. Drawing on modern techniques in archaeology and scholarship, they reconstruct the history of the 6th century in Britain, the period when the first unambiguous references to Arthur appear. They explore the history of every Arthur candidate, the geographical arguments that have placed him in different locations, and the evidence for his life and famous battles fought against the Saxons. Was the greatest British hero of all time not a king but a 2nd-century Roman officer active around Hadrian’s Wall in Cumbria? A 5th-century soldier who operated in areas as far apart as Cornwall, Wales, Scotland, or Brittany? Or an entirely mythical fiction that provided a figure of light during a dark period of British history? Examining other literary figures from the 5th century such as Vortigern and Ambrosius, the authors also break down the plots of all the major Arthurian romances, including those by Chretien de Troyes, Sir Thomas Malory, and Robert de Boron, to reveal the historical events they are based on. Piecing together the many fragments that constitute the image of Arthur, both the man and the myth, the authors show how each face of Arthur has something to offer and how his modern popularity proves the enduring power of the hero-myth, truly earning Arthur the title he first received in the 15th century: The Once and Future King.
Book Synopsis Sold to the Viking Warrior by : Michelle Styles
Download or read book Sold to the Viking Warrior written by Michelle Styles and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her captor's bed! Women are not part of Sigurd Sigmundson's existence, and Eilidith should purely be a means to an end to gain access to a well-guarded Viking stronghold. He would have to be made of iron, though, not to be stirred by the warmly sensual woman beneath her ice-cold shield. Liddy has been made to feel ugly and insignificant because of her facial birthmark. Surely her captor couldn't physically desire her? But, oh, how the stifled, passionate Liddy yearns to experience unrestrained love in his arms…
Book Synopsis The Warrior's Viking Bride by : Michelle Styles
Download or read book The Warrior's Viking Bride written by Michelle Styles and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Viking maiden destined for the battlefield… …in bed with her captor! As a female warrior, Dagmar Kolbeinndottar knows she’s not meant for marriage and a family. Until she’s kidnapped by Celtic warlord Aedan mac Connall, who has been tasked with returning Dagmar to her estranged father. Fighting her father’s orders to marry, Dagmar declares she will take no one but her abductor, expecting Aedan to refuse…but he’s intent on making her his bride! “Everyone loves Styles’ Vikings!” — RT Book Reviews on Sold to the Viking Warrior “Styles pens another winning Viking historical… An exciting, engaging story” — RT Book Reviews on Taming His Viking Woman
Download or read book King Arthur written by Chris Barber and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-08-31 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the culmination of over thirty years of work and research by the author, who is a King Arthur specialist and bestseller.The book brings new information to light by examining through a jigsaw of connections throughout Dark Age Britain, especially Wales and Cornwall, as King Arthur is revealed to have been a hereditary King of the ancient land of the Silures in South Wales. In this way, Chris Barber has set out to reveal the true identity of King Arthur, whose identity has been obscured by the mists of time and the imaginative embellishments of romantic writers through the ages. After sorting fact from fiction, he not only identifies the Celtic prince who gave rise to the legend of Arthur, but reveals his family background, 6th century inscribed stones bearing his name and those of his contemporaries; locations of his courts, battle sites such as Badon Llongborth and Camlann; the identity of his enemies, the ancient Isle of Avalon and his final resting place.
Book Synopsis Queen of Destiny by : Robert Grieve Black
Download or read book Queen of Destiny written by Robert Grieve Black and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the year 574 AD in Argyll on the West Coast of Scotland, in the city of Beregonium, ancient capital of Dalriada, the dramatic story unfolds of a young Celtic princess who honours her father's deathbed wish that she become Queen of the fledgling nation of Scotland.
Book Synopsis Scotland: A History from Earliest Times by : Alistair Moffat
Download or read book Scotland: A History from Earliest Times written by Alistair Moffat and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Alistair Moffat brings vividly to life the story of this great nation, from the dawn of prehistory through to the twenty-first century. Ambitious, richly detailed and highly readable, Scotland: A History From Earliest Times skilfully weaves together a dazzling array of fact and anecdote from a vast range of sources. The result is an imaginative, informative, balanced and varied portrait of Scotland, seen not just through the experience of the kings, saints, warriors, aristocrats and politicians who populate the pages of conventional history books, but also through that of ordinary people who have lived Scotland's history and have played their own important part in shaping its destiny.
Book Synopsis Harlequin Historical February 2017 - Box Set 2 of 2 by : Margaret Moore
Download or read book Harlequin Historical February 2017 - Box Set 2 of 2 written by Margaret Moore and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin® Historical brings you a collection of three new titles, available now! This box set includes: A MARRIAGE OF ROGUES by Marguerite Moore (Regency) Sir Develin Dundrake is surprised by nothing. Until the woman whose dowry Develin has claimed in a card game proposes a solution that will rescue her from ruin: a wedding! THE COWBOY'S CINDERELLA by Carol Arens (Western) Ivy Magee's life changes when cowboy Travis Murphy arrives with the startling revelation that she's inherited a ranch. Could Travis be the prince to this unlikely Cinderella? Available via Reader Service and online: SOLD TO THE VIKING WARRIOR by Michelle Styles (Viking) Sigurd Sigmundson knows that passionate Eilidith should merely be a means to an end. But beneath her ice-cold shield there's a sensual woman who longs for his touch!
Book Synopsis Vanished Kingdoms by : Norman Davies
Download or read book Vanished Kingdoms written by Norman Davies and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evocative account of fourteen European kingdoms-their rise, maturity, and eventual disappearance. There is something profoundly romantic about lost civilizations. Europe's past is littered with states and kingdoms, large and small, that are scarcely remembered today, and while their names may be unfamiliar-Aragon, Etruria, the Kingdom of the Two Burgundies-their stories should change our mental map of the past. We come across forgotten characters and famous ones-King Arthur and Macbeth, Napoleon and Queen Victoria, right up to Stalin and Gorbachev-and discover how faulty memory can be, and how much we can glean from these lost empires. Davies peers through the cracks in the mainstream accounts of modern-day states to dazzle us with extraordinary stories of barely remembered pasts, and of the traces they left behind. This is Norman Davies at his best: sweeping narrative history packed with unexpected insights. Vanished Kingdoms will appeal to all fans of unconventional and thought-provoking history, from readers of Niall Ferguson to Jared Diamond.
Book Synopsis A New History of Ireland by : Christine Kinealy
Download or read book A New History of Ireland written by Christine Kinealy and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2008-02-26 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christine Kinealy incorporates some of the most recent scholarship to explore the key developments and personalities that have helped to shape this country over 1500 years. From the arrival of the Anglo-Normans in the twelfth century - which began Ireland's complex and tortuous relationship with England - to Cromwell's invasion, the Plantation of Ulster, the Great Famine and Nationalism, Christine Kinealy challenges the dominant interpretation of events.
Book Synopsis Walks along the northern Roman wall and notes by the way on the early history of Falkirk, Arthur's oven, the Gododin poems and other curious things by : George Waldie
Download or read book Walks along the northern Roman wall and notes by the way on the early history of Falkirk, Arthur's oven, the Gododin poems and other curious things written by George Waldie and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Reliquiæ Celticæ: Poetry, history, and philology: Fernaig MS ; Book of Clanranald ; Turner MS. XIV ; Deirdre and the sons of Uisneach ; Gaelic proverbs and phrases, hitherto unpublished, or variants of published ones ; Translations of English hymns and poems [published from 1871 to 1873 in the "Gael" and "Bratach na firinn"] ; Lectures and addresses: Oldest printed Gaelic books, Gaelic by : Alexander Cameron
Download or read book Reliquiæ Celticæ: Poetry, history, and philology: Fernaig MS ; Book of Clanranald ; Turner MS. XIV ; Deirdre and the sons of Uisneach ; Gaelic proverbs and phrases, hitherto unpublished, or variants of published ones ; Translations of English hymns and poems [published from 1871 to 1873 in the "Gael" and "Bratach na firinn"] ; Lectures and addresses: Oldest printed Gaelic books, Gaelic written by Alexander Cameron and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Makers of Scotland by : Tim Clarkson
Download or read book The Makers of Scotland written by Tim Clarkson and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2012-09-28 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Before Scotland: A Prehistory by : Alistair Moffat
Download or read book Before Scotland: A Prehistory written by Alistair Moffat and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2023-09-19 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneering look at early Scotland that transforms prehistory into gripping narrative. The story of the land that became Scotland is one of dramatic geological events and impressive human endeavor. Alistair Moffat’s gripping narrative ranges from the great thaw at the end of the Ice Age, which was instrumental in shaping Scotland’s magnificent landscape; through the megalith builders, the Celts, and the Picts; to the ascension of King Constantine II. Moffat deploys his knowledge with wit and deftness, interweaving the story with numerous special features on topics as diverse as cave drawings of dancing girls, natural birth control, the myth of Atlantis, and the Zoroastrian Towers of Silence—all of them valuable, sometimes quirky, additions to the whole picture. Erudite and entertaining, Before Scotland transforms our understanding of a neglected period and is essential reading for anyone interested in the people, events, and monuments that make up Scotland’s captivating past.
Book Synopsis Five Kings and a Ghost by : Mary Weiss
Download or read book Five Kings and a Ghost written by Mary Weiss and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-03-13 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some stories are considered make-believe while others are considered "real." The question that one must ask is, "What is real?". The conflicts that characters face in all tales are real enough. The choices they make and the outcomes that occur are certainly real. Choices are often contingent upon the current conflicts being faced, and that is undoubtedly real. Jack faced a giant who wanted to eat him while King Arthur faced Saxons who simply wanted to eat. Who is real and
Download or read book Reliquiae Celticae written by Cameron and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
