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Auteur(s) : Clarkson, Timothy John
Titre(s) : Strathclyde and the Anglo-Saxons in the Viking Age [Texte imprimé] / Tim Clarkson
Publication : Edinburgh : John Donald, an imprint of Birlinn Ltd, 2014
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XV-204 p.-[8] p. de pl.) : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-198) and index
With a geographical focus on what are now south-west Scotland and north-west England,
'The Cumbrian Wars' traces the history of political relations between the kingdom
of Strathclyde and its English neighbours in the Viking Age. At the centre of the
narrative are the Cumbri, or North Britons, an ancient people whose kings ruled from
a power base in the lower valley of the River Clyde.This book traces the history of
relations between the kingdom of Strathclyde and Anglo-Saxon England in the Viking
period of the ninth to eleventh centuries AD. It puts the spotlight on the North Britons
or 'Cumbrians', an ancient people whose kings ruled from a power-base at Govan on
the western side of present-day Glasgow. In the tenth century, these kings extended
their rule southward from Clydesdale to the southern shore of the Solway Firth, bringing
their language and culture to a region that had been in English hands for more than
two hundred years. They played a key role in many of the great political events of
the time, whether leading their armies in battle or forging treaties to preserve a
fragile peace. Their extensive realm, which was also known as 'Cumbria', was eventually
conquered by the Scots, but is still remembered today in the name of an English county.
How this county acquired the name of a long-vanished kingdom centred on the River
Clyde is one of the topics covered in this book.It is part of a wider history that
forms an important chapter in the story of how England and Scotland emerged from the
early medieval period or 'Dark Ages' as the countries we know today
Sujet(s) : Strathclyde (Grande-Bretagne ; royaume) -- Histoire
Grande-Bretagne -- 449-1066 (Période anglo-saxonne)
Cumbria (GB) -- Moyen âge
Indice(s) Dewey :
941.01 (23e éd.) = Histoire - Îles britanniques - Des origines à 1066
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781906566784. - ISBN paperback (erroné). - ISBN 190656678X. - ISBN paperback
(erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46580735d
Notice n° :
FRBNF46580735
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Cumbrians and Anglo-Saxons ; Early contacts ; Raiders and settlers ; Strathclyde
and Wessex ; Athelstan ; King Dunmail ; The late tenth century ; Borderlands
; The fall of Strathclyde ; The Anglo-Norman period ; Conclusions.
