From Caledonia to Pictland: Scotland to 795

by James E. Fraser

Book Overview

From Caledonia to Pictland examines the transformation of Iron Age northern Britain into a land of Christian kingdoms, long before 'Scotland' came into existence. Perched at the edge of the western Roman Empire, northern Britain was not unaffected by the experience, and became swept up in the great tide of processes which gave rise to the early medieval West. Like other places, the country experienced social and ethnic metamorphoses, Christianisation,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748612327
• ISBN13: 9780748612321
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher