Scotichronicon: V. 2 [Latin]

by Walter Bower

At the request of David Stewart of Rosyth, a Fife laird, Walter Bower wrote this epic history of the Scots. He took over materials ascribed to an earlier historian, John of Fordun, and continued the history down to his own day. Among the famous stories he covers is the myth that the Scots took their name originally from Scota, Pharaoh's daughter. "Scotichronicon" has become one of the most important medieval accounts of early Scottish history. It...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Latin
• ISBN: 0080364101
• ISBN13: 9780080364100
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Mercat Press
• Length: 704 Pages