The Britons Hardcover - 2003 - 1st Edition
by Snyder, Christopher A
- Used
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Details
- Title The Britons
- Author Snyder, Christopher A
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, Malden, MA
- Date 2003-04-29
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # GRP29989655
- ISBN 9780631222606 / 063122260X
- Weight 1.42 lbs (0.64 kg)
- Dimensions 9.24 x 6.3 x 1.03 in (23.47 x 16.00 x 2.62 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Britons, Arthur
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002011113
- Dewey Decimal Code 941.004
From the rear cover
The book:
- describes the life and culture of the Britons before, during and after Roman rule
- covers the revival of Iron Age practices within a Christian context, typified by the work of Saint Patrick
- 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
- gives an account of the Viking and Norman invasions and their effect on the Britons
- reveals the origins of The Brittonic language and its segmentation into Breton, Cornish and Welsh
The book also discusses the revivals of interest in British culture and myth over the centuries, from Renaissance antiquarians to modern day Druids.
Media reviews
Citations
- Choice, 01/01/2004, Page 982
