LEADER 03698oam 22004573 450 001 9910795833803321 005 20220831112210.0 010 $a9781118598306$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9781405186780 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1597037 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1597037 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10828155 035 $a(OCoLC)868279945 035 $a(EXLCZ)9917759691700041 100 $a20220831d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Picts $ePicts 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aSomerset :$cJohn Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,$d2014. 210 4$d©2014. 215 $a1 online resource (280 pages) 225 1 $aThe Peoples of Europe Ser. 311 08$aPrint version: Hudson, Benjamin The Picts Somerset : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,c2014 9781405186780 327 $aIntro -- The Picts -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- List of Lineages and Maps -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Methodology -- Abbreviations -- Introducing the Picts -- Pictones, a Diversion -- Historical Sources -- Questions and More Questions -- 1 Picts and Romans -- Before the Picts -- North and South -- The Picts Appear -- The Barbarian Conspiracy of AD 367 -- Late Fourth and Early Fifth Century -- Picts and the Last Days of Roman Britain -- St. Germanus and the Picts -- Summary -- 2 Myth and Reality -- Where were the Picts? -- Language -- Creating Legends -- Summary -- 3 The Early Middle Ages -- Immigrants and Natives -- Soldiers of Fortune -- News from the Picts -- Battle of Dun Nechtan -- Competition and Kingdoms -- Dynasty of Deirili -- Dynasty of Drostan -- Dynasty of Angus son of Fergus -- Summary -- 4 People and Work -- Kinds of People: Royalty and Aristocracy -- Succession to High Office -- Kinds of People: Commoners -- Earning a Living: Agriculture -- Arable farming -- Livestock -- Earning a Living: Trade and Industry -- Earning a Living: The Sea -- Summary -- 5 Spirituality -- Pre-Christian Belief -- Christianity -- Ninian: Apostle to the Southern Picts -- Columba: Apostle to the Northern Picts -- Saints and Missions -- Kings, Nobles, and the Church -- Summary -- 6 Art -- Rock Art -- Movable Art -- Summary -- 7 Conquest and Obscurity -- New Political Order -- Constantine Son of Fergus -- Vikings and the Collapse of the Pictish Kingdoms -- Union of Picts and Scots -- The Aftermath -- Summary -- 8 Literature and Remembrance -- Literature -- Remembrance -- Picts and Controversy -- Summary -- Conclusion -- Select Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aThe Picts is a survey of the historical and cultural developments in northern Britain between AD 300 and AD 900. Discarding the popular view of the Picts as savages, they are revealed to have been politically successful and culturally adaptive members of the medieval European world.   Re-interprets our definition of 'Pict' and provides a vivid depiction of their political and military organization Offers an up-to-date overview of Pictish life within the environment of northern Britain Explains how art such as the 'symbol stones' are historical records as well as evidence of creative inspiration. Draws on a range of transnational and comparative scholarship to place the Picts in their European context. 410 4$aThe Peoples of Europe Ser. 606 $aPicts - History 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPicts - History. 676 $a936.11 700 $aHudson$b Benjamin$01511874 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910795833803321 996 $aThe Picts$93745430 997 $aUNINA LEADER 01039nam0 22002651i 450 001 UON00437221 005 20231205104933.970 100 $a20140326d1964 |0itac50 ba 101 $afre 102 $aFR 105 $a|||| ||||| 200 1 $aˆLes ‰Messieurs de Delft $fExbrayat 210 $aParis$cLibrairie des Champs-Elysées$d1964 215 $a222 p.$d17 cm. 316 $aV.S.$5IT-UONSI Francese1 L.P.EXB/02 410 1$1001UON00434929$12001 $aˆLe ‰Livre de Poche$1210 $aParis$cLibrairie des Champs-Élysées$d19- 620 $aFR$dParis$3UONL002984 700 1$aEXBRAYAT$bCharles$3UONV220744$0712422 712 $aLibrairie des Champs-Élysées$3UONV267374$4650 801 $aIT$bSOL$c20240220$gRICA 899 $aSIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEO$2UONSI 912 $aUON00437221 950 $aSIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEO$dSI Francese 1 L.P. EXB 02 $eSI SFR5422 7 02 V.S. 996 $aMessieurs de Delft$91328927 997 $aUNIOR