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Strathclyde and the Anglo-Saxons in the Viking Age
Tim Clarkson
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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 ... Read more
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Publisher
John Donald Short Run Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906566784
SKU
V9781906566784
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99-2
About Tim Clarkson
Tim Clarkson gained a PhD in medieval history (2003) from the University of Manchester. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and a member of the editorial board of the Heroic Age online journal. He is the author many books on medieval history including Scotland's Merlin, The Picts: A History, The Makers of Scotland and Aethelflaed: ... Read more
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