Ebook: The Britons
Author: Christopher A. Snyder(auth.)
- Year: 2003
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
- Language: English
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This book provides a fascinating and unique history of the Britons from the late Iron Age to the late Middle Ages. It also discusses the revivals of interest in British culture and myth over the centuries, from Renaissance antiquarians to modern day Druids.
Chapter 1 Who are the Britons? (pages 1–7):
Chapter 2 The Late Pre?Roman Iron Age (pages 10–28):
Chapter 3 The Roman Period (pages 29–53):
Chapter 4 Late Roman Britain (pages 54–71):
Chapter 5 Britons and Saxons (pages 74–104):
Chapter 6 The British Church (pages 105–137):
Chapter 7 Brittany and Galicia (pages 140–156):
Chapter 8 Cornwall and the Southwest (pages 157–174):
Chapter 9 Wales and the Isle of Man (pages 175–197):
Chapter 10 Northern Britons (pages 198–224):
Chapter 11 Normans and Britons (pages 226–249):
Chapter 12 Language and Literature (pages 250–271):
Chapter 13 Conclusion (pages 272–288):
- A fascinating and unique history of the Britons from the late Iron Age to the late Middle Ages.
- Describes the life, language and culture of the Britons before, during and after Roman rule.
- Examines the figures of King Arthur and Merlin and the evolution of a powerful national mythology.
- Proposes a new theory on the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain and the establishment of separate Brittonic kingdoms.
- Discusses revivals of interest in British culture and myth, from Renaissance antiquarians to modern day Druids.
Chapter 1 Who are the Britons? (pages 1–7):
Chapter 2 The Late Pre?Roman Iron Age (pages 10–28):
Chapter 3 The Roman Period (pages 29–53):
Chapter 4 Late Roman Britain (pages 54–71):
Chapter 5 Britons and Saxons (pages 74–104):
Chapter 6 The British Church (pages 105–137):
Chapter 7 Brittany and Galicia (pages 140–156):
Chapter 8 Cornwall and the Southwest (pages 157–174):
Chapter 9 Wales and the Isle of Man (pages 175–197):
Chapter 10 Northern Britons (pages 198–224):
Chapter 11 Normans and Britons (pages 226–249):
Chapter 12 Language and Literature (pages 250–271):
Chapter 13 Conclusion (pages 272–288):
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