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Early medieval Ireland, 400-1200 / Dáibhí O Cróinín.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ó Cróinín, Dáibhí, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ireland--History--To 1172.
- Ireland.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxxv, 396 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
- Summary:
- "This survey covers the early history of Ireland from the coming of Christianity to the Norman settlement. Within a broad political framework it explores the nature of Irish society, the spiritual and secular roles of the Church and the extraordinary flowering of Irish culture in the period. Other major themes are Ireland's relations with Britain and continental Europe, the beginnings of Irish feudalism, and the impact of the Viking and Norman invaders."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Early medieval Ireland: sources
- The beginnings of Irish history
- Kingdoms, peoples and politics, AD 400-800
- Land, settlement and economy
- Law, family and community
- The consolidation of the church
- The first Christian schools
- The golden age
- The Viking Age.
- Notes:
- Originally published: Pearson Education Limited, 1995.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781138885424
- 1138885428
- 9781138885431
- 1138885436
- OCLC:
- 945730173
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