The King in the North: The Pictish Realms of Fortriu and Ce 178027551X, 9781780275512, 1788851935, 9781788851930
Some years ago a revolution took place in Early Medieval history in Scotland. The Pictish heartland of Fortriu, previous
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Table of contents :
List of plates and figures
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Acknowledgements
1 Introduction: The king in the north – The Pictish realms of Fortriu and Ce
Gordon Noble
2 A historical introduction to the northern Picts
Nicholas Evans
3 Fortified settlement in northern Pictland
Gordon Noble
4 Rhynie: A powerful place of Pictland
Gordon Noble, Meggen Gondek, Ewan Campbell, Nicholas Evans, Derek Hamilton and Simon Taylor
5 The monumental cemeteries of northern Pictland
Juliette Mitchell and Gordon Noble
6 (Re)discovering the Gaulcross hoard
Gordon Noble, Martin Goldberg, Alistair McPherson and Oskar Sveinbjarnarson
7 The development of the Pictish symbol system
Gordon Noble, Martin Goldberg and Derek Hamilton
8 The early Church in northern Pictland
Nicholas Evans and Gordon Noble
9 Coda
Gordon Noble
Sites to visit
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Index
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