What Life was Like Among Druids and High Kings
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Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 1998 |
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Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 1998 |
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Total Pages | : 143 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Art, Celtic |
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Author | : Stacey Chapman |
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Total Pages | : 143 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Archaeology |
ISBN | : 9781844471409 |
What Life Was Like Among Druids and High Kings tells the fascinating story of the coming of Christianity to the Irish and many other compelling tales of the daily lives of the men and women of Ireland from Celtic to Christian times. From contemporary accounts by travellers, church officials, and jurists, as well as from the legends and histories for which the Irish are so justly famous, come the stories of kings and thieves, farmers and monks, scholars and saints. Among them are the mighty Brian Boru, who defeated Irishmen and Vikings alike to become king of all Ireland; Saint Brigit, the daughter of a druid, who put her eye out rather than marry, and Dermot Mac Murrough, who, by asking for the assistance of Henry II in regaining his kingdom, opened the door to England's future involvement in Ireland's affairs.
Author | : Time-Life Books |
Publisher | : Time Life Medical |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Art |
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Provides a portrait of life in Celtic Ireland, from A.D. 400 to 1200, through an examination of legends, ancient texts, artifacts, art, and architecture of the time.
Author | : Joy Chant |
Publisher | : Spectra |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780553243062 |
Author | : Francis John Byrne |
Publisher | : B. T. Batsford Limited |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : History |
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Irish Kings and High-Kings is an analysis of the nature of early Irish kingship, using annalistic and genealogical material to interpret Irish saga and legend.Professor Byrne examines the unique blend of pagan tribalism and Christian monasticism which characterises the political landscape of early Ireland, exploring the nature of the traditional Five Fifths of Ireland, the mythology of Tara, and the growth of the high-kingship of Ireland. Numerous maps and genealogical tables illustrate the development of the great over-kingships of Ulster, Leinster and Connacht, and Cashel. The confrontation of St Patrick with the Irish kings, the relations between St Colum Cille and his royal cousins, and the ecclesiastical politics of Armagh, Kildare and Clonmacnoise are described and analysed. More than twenty years after its original publication, Irish Kings and High-Kings remains unsurpassed as an overview of this central issue in Irish history. In a new introduction to this edition, Professor Byrne updates his conclusions in the light of further researches, and provides a comprehensive bibliography of new work in the field. --
Author | : Time-Life Books |
Publisher | : Time Life Medical |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Art |
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Illustrations and text combine to examine the lives, achievements, and struggles of the Byzantines; covering a period that begins with the establishment of the capital city of Constantinople in A.D. 330, and continuing through its fall to the Turks in 1453.
Author | : Time-Life Books |
Publisher | : Time Life Medical |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
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A history of the Vikings from A.D. 800 to 1100, discussing how their development of the longship enabled the Scandinavians to expand their interests throughout Europe. Includes a timeline, photographs of Viking artifacts, and a glossary.
Author | : Edward Rutherfurd |
Publisher | : Seal Books |
Total Pages | : 802 |
Release | : 2009-05-29 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0307371484 |
From the internationally bestselling author of London and Sarum -- a magnificent epic about love and war, family life and political intrigue in Ireland over the course of seventeen centuries. Like the novels of James Michener, The Princes of Ireland brilliantly interweaves engrossing fiction and well-researched fact to capture the essence of a place. Edward Rutherfurd has introduced millions of readers to the human dramas that are the lifeblood of history. From his first bestseller, Sarum, to the #1 bestseller London, he has captivated audiences with gripping narratives that follow the fortunes of several fictional families down through the ages. The Princes of Ireland, a sweeping panorama steeped in the tragedy and glory that is Ireland, epitomizes the power and richness of Rutherfurd’s storytelling magic. The saga begins in pre-Christian Ireland with a clever refashioning of the legend of Cuchulainn, and culminates in the dramatic founding of the Free Irish State in 1922. Through the interlocking stories of a wonderfully imagined cast of characters -- monks and noblemen, soldiers and rebels, craftswomen and writers -- Rutherfurd vividly conveys the personal passions and shared dreams that shaped the character of the country. He takes readers inside all the major events in Irish history: the reign of the fierce and mighty kings of Tara; the mission of Saint Patrick; the Viking invasion and the founding of Dublin; the trickery of Henry II, which gave England its foothold on the island in 1167; the plantations of the Tudors and the savagery of Cromwell; the flight of the “Wild Geese”; the failed rebellion of 1798; the Great Famine and the Easter Rebellion. With Rutherfurd’s well-crafted storytelling, readers witness the rise of the Fenians in the late nineteenth century, the splendours of the Irish cultural renaissance, and the bloody battles for Irish independence, as though experiencing their momentous impact firsthand. Tens of millions of North Americans claim Irish descent. Generations of people have been enchanted by Irish literature, and visitors flock to Dublin and its environs year after year. The Princes of Ireland will appeal to all of them -- and to anyone who relishes epic entertainment spun by a master.
Author | : Theodore J. Nottingham |
Publisher | : Theosis Books |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2000-03 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0966496027 |
This epic Celtic fantasy weaves together Nordic mythology, adventure, universal wisdom and unforgettable characters caught up in colossal events of history. A Roman centurion is washed ashore on a mysterious isle ruled by druids and forces from the Otherworld. He is destined to change the course of history and join Patrick the Briton in an ultimate confrontation known as Ragnarok, the Day of Destruction.