The British Settlement of Brittany: The First Bretons in Armorica

by Pierre-Roland Giot, Philippe Guigon, Bernard Merdrignac

Brittany owes its name to the migration of Britons during the final years of Rome's occupation of Britain. The date, nature and extent of this migration is today obscured by myth and few documents survive. This scholarly synthesis draws on recent archaeological evidence to examine the reasons for the migration (was it to avoid Saxon and Frisian raids?), the impact of the Britons on the culture and government of Roman Armorica and the integration of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752425242
• ISBN13: 9780752425245
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Tempus Publishing, Limited
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.7"