Hengest, Gwrtheyrn and the chronology of post-Roman Britain / Flint F. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Flint F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hengist, King of Kent, -488.

Hengist.

Vortigern, active 450.

Vortigern.

Great Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This work delves into the historical contexts of the key traditional players of the fifth century--Hengest and Gwrtheyrn. A better understanding of these characters allows for a reexamination of the persons and events of the fifth, sixth, and seventh centuries. The text entirely realigns how those centuries can be seen from a chronological, military and political standpoint"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction to the Source Material; 1. The Traditional History of Britain: 350-700; 2. The Primary Sources; 3. The Secondary Sources; 4. Guessing Date Ranges; 5. Saints and Nobility in the Sources; 6. Reconstructed British History; 7. Reconstructed Anglo-Saxon History; 8. The Kentish Source; 9. Ansehis, Hengest and the Kentish Line; 10. Gwrtheyrn, Vortigern and Outigern; 11. Ambrosius and Guitolin; 12. The Fifth Century; 13. A Reevaluation of Key Post-Roman Figures; 14. Applying Lesser Figures to the New Framework

15. Pertinent Facts Drawn from the Primary Sources16. Celtic Genealogies and Date-Guessing; 17. Germanic Genealogies and Date-Guessing; 18. Pertinent Facts Drawn from the Secondary Sources; 19. Chief Interactive Peoples; 20. The Revised Celtic Genealogies; 21. The Revised Germanic Genealogies; 22. The Ecclesiastics; 23. The Other Figures and a Sequence of Historical Events; 24. The Heroic Age in Britain; 25. The Age of Saints; 26. Conclusion; Appendix; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1338-9