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THE FADED MAP
THE LOST KINGDOMS OF SCOTLAND |
| By: |
Alistair Moffat |
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Paperback |
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£10.99 |
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£9.07 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1841589586 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781841589589 |
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| Publisher: |
BIRLINN GENERAL |
| Pub. date: |
1 May, 2011 |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
A whirlwind tour of Scotland as it existed two thousand years ago. Moffat provides insight into old-Welsh speaking Celtic societies, defies the modern notion of geographical and linguistic constancy, and takes us back to when the Sons of Prophecy ruled and when the English kings of Bernicia held sway over vast swathes of what is now Scotland. |
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Modern communications have driven motorways and pylons through the countryside, dwarfed us with TV and telephone masts and drastically altered the way in which we move around, see and understand Scotland. Recent politics and logistics have established borders and jurisdictions which now seem permanent and impervious. The Faded Map looks beyond these to remember a land that was once quiet and green. It brings to vivid life the half-forgotten kings and kingdoms of two thousand years ago, of the time of the Romans, the Dark Ages and into the early medieval period. In this fascinating account, Alistair Moffat describes the landscape these men and women moved through and talks of a Celtic society which spoke to itself in Old Welsh, where the Sons of Prophesy ruled, and the time when the English kings of Bernicia held sway over vast swathes of what is now Scotland. Heroes rode out of the mists to challenge them and then join with them. The faint echo of the din of ancient battles can be heard as Alistair Moffat takes the reader on a remarkable journey around a lost Scotland. |
| Illustrations: |
8 Plates, color |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Birlinn Ltd |
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