The Vikings In Islay
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The Vikings In Islay
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Author : Alan Macniven
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Release Date : 2015-11-23
The Vikings In Islay written by Alan Macniven and has been published by Birlinn Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-23 with History categories.
The Hebridean island of Islay is well-known for its whisky, its wildlife and its association with the MacDonald Lords of the Isles. There would seem to be little reason to dwell on its fate at the hands of marauding Northmen during the Viking Age. Despite a pivotal location on the 'sea road' from Norway to Ireland, there are no convincing records of the Vikings ever having been there. In recent years, historians have been keen to marginalise the island's Viking experience, choosing instead to focus on the enduring stability of native Celtic culture, and tracing the island's modern Gaelic traditions back in an unbroken chain to the dawn of the Christian era. However, the foundations of this presumption are flawed. With no written accounts to go by, the real story of Islay's Viking Age has to be read from another type of source material - the silent witness of the names of local places. The Vikings in Islay presents a systematic review of around 240 of the island's farm and nature names. The conclusions drawn turn traditional assumptions on their head. The romance of Islay's names, it seems, masks a harrowing tale of invasion, apartheid and ethnic cleansing.
The Vikings In Islay
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Author : Alan Macniven
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-10
The Vikings In Islay written by Alan Macniven and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10 with Islay (Scotland) categories.
This title challenges traditional assumptions about the nature of Viking settlement in the Inner Hebrides. Using place names, it uncovers the murky events in Islay 1200 years ago when Viking settlers from Norway clashed with the indigenous Scots of Dalriada.
Vikings In Scotland
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Author : James Graham-Campbell
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2019-07-30
Vikings In Scotland written by James Graham-Campbell and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-30 with History categories.
1.Scotland Before the Vikings --2.Norwegian Background --3.Sources for Scandinavian Scotland --4.Regional Survey Part I: Northern Scotland --5.Regional Survey Part II: the West Highlands and Islands --6.Regional Survey Part III: South-West, Central, Eastern and Southern Scotland --7.Pagan Norse Graves Part I: Case Studies --8.Pagan Norse Graves Part II: Interpretation --9.Viking Period Settlements --10.Late Norse Settlements --11.Norse Economy --12.Silver and Gold --13.Earls and Bishops.
Sold To The Viking Warrior
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Author : Michelle Styles
language : en
Publisher: Harlequin
Release Date : 2017-02-01
Sold To The Viking Warrior written by Michelle Styles and has been published by Harlequin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-01 with Fiction categories.
In her captor's bed! Women are not part of Sigurd Sigmundson's existence, and Eilidith should purely be a means to an end to gain access to a well-guarded Viking stronghold. He would have to be made of iron, though, not to be stirred by the warmly sensual woman beneath her ice-cold shield. Liddy has been made to feel ugly and insignificant because of her facial birthmark. Surely her captor couldn't physically desire her? But, oh, how the stifled, passionate Liddy yearns to experience unrestrained love in his arms…
Land Of The Ilich
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Author : Steven Mithen
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Release Date : 2021-11-04
Land Of The Ilich written by Steven Mithen and has been published by Birlinn Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-04 with History categories.
As an archaeologist, Steven Mithen has worked on the Hebridean island of Islay over a period of many years. In this book he introduces the sites and monuments and tells the story of the island's people from the earliest stone age hunter-gatherers to those who lived in townships and in the grandeur of Islay House. He visits the tombs of Neolithic farmers, forts of Iron Age chiefs and castles of medieval warlords, discovers where Bronze Age gold was found, treacherous plots were made against the Scottish crown, and explores the island of today, which was forged more recently by those who mined for lead, grew flax, fished for herring and distilled whisky – the industry for which the island is best known today. Although an island history, this is far from an insular story: Islay has always been at a cultural crossroads, receiving a constant influx of new people and new ideas, making it a microcosm for the story of Scotland, Britain and beyond.
Harlequin Historical February 2017 Box Set 2 Of 2
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Author : Margaret Moore
language : en
Publisher: Harlequin
Release Date : 2017-02-01
Harlequin Historical February 2017 Box Set 2 Of 2 written by Margaret Moore and has been published by Harlequin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-01 with Fiction categories.
Harlequin® Historical brings you a collection of three new titles, available now! This box set includes: A MARRIAGE OF ROGUES by Marguerite Moore (Regency) Sir Develin Dundrake is surprised by nothing. Until the woman whose dowry Develin has claimed in a card game proposes a solution that will rescue her from ruin: a wedding! THE COWBOY'S CINDERELLA by Carol Arens (Western) Ivy Magee's life changes when cowboy Travis Murphy arrives with the startling revelation that she's inherited a ranch. Could Travis be the prince to this unlikely Cinderella? Available via Reader Service and online: SOLD TO THE VIKING WARRIOR by Michelle Styles (Viking) Sigurd Sigmundson knows that passionate Eilidith should merely be a means to an end. But beneath her ice-cold shield there's a sensual woman who longs for his touch!
The Early Life Of James Vi
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Author : Steven J. Reid
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Release Date : 2023-03-09
The Early Life Of James Vi written by Steven J. Reid and has been published by Birlinn Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-09 with History categories.
James VI and I was arguably the most successful ruler of the Stewart Dynasty in Scotland, and the first king of a united Great Britain. His ableness as a monarch, it has been argued, stemmed largely from his Scottish upbringing. This book is the first in-depth scholarly study of those formative years. It tries to understand exactly when in James' 'long apprenticeship' he seized political power and retraces the incremental steps he took along the way. It also poses new answers to key questions about this process. What relationship did he have with his mother Mary Queen of Scots? Why did he favour his kinsman Esmé Stuart, ultimately Duke of Lennox, to such an extent that it endangered his own throne? And was there a discernible pattern of intent to the alliances he made with the various factions at court between 1578 and 1585? This book also analyses James' early reign as an important case study of the impact of the Reformation on the monarchy of early modern Europe, and examines the cultural activity at James' early court.
Strathclyde And The Anglo Saxons In The Viking Age
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Author : Tim Clarkson
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn
Release Date : 2014-12-21
Strathclyde And The Anglo Saxons In The Viking Age written by Tim Clarkson and has been published by Birlinn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-21 with History categories.
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.
Malcolm Soldier Diplomat Ideologue Of British India
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Author : John Malcolm
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn
Release Date : 2014-08-01
Malcolm Soldier Diplomat Ideologue Of British India written by John Malcolm and has been published by Birlinn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-01 with History categories.
Highly regarded in India and Persia to this day, Sir John Malcolm is remarkably little known in his native Scotland. This book describes his extraordinary journey from modest origins to become a leading player in the transformation of the East India Company from a largely commercial enterprise into an agent of imperial government, during a crucial period of British and Indian political history. Born in 1769, Malcolm was one of seventeen children of a tenant farmer in the Scottish Borders. Leaving school, family and country at thirteen, he achieved distinction in India over the next half-century. A quintessential all-rounder, he excelled in many fields: as a professional soldier he campaigned with Wellington in south India and rose to Major-General; as an administrator, he pacified Central India and later became Governor of Bombay. He led three Company missions to Persia in the early stages of diplomatic rivalry between Britain and Russia, the Great Game. He was fluent in several languages, and wrote nine influential books, including The History of Persia. Based on extensive research in Britain, India and Iran, this biography brings to life the story of a talented and ambitious man living in a dramatic era of imperial history.
The People Are Not There
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Author : David Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Release Date : 2022-08-04
The People Are Not There written by David Taylor and has been published by Birlinn Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-04 with History categories.
Badenoch today is a landscape of empty glens and ruined settlements, but it was not always so. This book examines the transformative events that shaped the region's destiny: climate and market forces, hunger and relief measures, sheep farms and sporting estates, agricultural improvement and proprietorial greed, and the evolution of clanship. Although this is an intensely localised study, the dramatic nature of change is explored against the wider context of events not just across the Highlands, but also within the British state and its global empire. Badenoch's journey moves from the relative prosperity of the Napoleonic Wars into the terrible post-war destitution that devastated peasant, tacksman and Duke of Gordon alike. Estate reform and 'improvement' gradually brought a degree of economic and social stability, but inevitably resulted in depopulation as people were forced off the land to seek refuge in the impoverished 'planned villages' or to abandon their Gaelic homeland for life in the Lowlands. For those with the means, however, emigration provided lucrative opportunities unimaginable at home. Through extensive use of documentary evidence, much of it previously unseen, David Taylor paints an intimate portrait of the historically neglected region of Badenoch – one that provides a compelling new perspective on Highland history.