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Wales and the Britons, 350-1064 (History of Wales)
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This, the first volume in the History of Wales, provides a detailed history of Wales in the period in which it was created out of the remnants of Roman Britain. It thus begins in the fourth century, with accelerating attacks from external forces, and ends shortly before the Norman Conquest of England.
The narrative history is interwoven with chapters on the principal sources, the social history of Wales, the Church, the early history of the Welsh language, and its early literature, both in Welsh and in Latin. In the fourth century contemporaries knew of the Britons but not of Wales in the modern sense. Charles-Edwards, therefore, includes the history of the other Britons when it helps to illuminate the history of what we now know as Wales. Although an early form of the name Wales existed, it was a word in the Germanic languages, including English, and meant inhabitants of the former Roman Empire; it therefore covered the Gallo-Romans of what we know as France as well as the Britons.
The narrative history is interwoven with chapters on the principal sources, the social history of Wales, the Church, the early history of the Welsh language, and its early literature, both in Welsh and in Latin. In the fourth century contemporaries knew of the Britons but not of Wales in the modern sense. Charles-Edwards, therefore, includes the history of the other Britons when it helps to illuminate the history of what we now know as Wales. Although an early form of the name Wales existed, it was a word in the Germanic languages, including English, and meant inhabitants of the former Roman Empire; it therefore covered the Gallo-Romans of what we know as France as well as the Britons.
- ISBN-100198704917
- ISBN-13978-0198704911
- EditionReprint
- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication dateMay 15, 2014
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions1.8 x 6.1 x 9.2 inches
- Print length816 pages
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"In short, this volume clearly reflects a career marked by erudition. Not surprisingly, experts in the field will value the work. Nevertheless, the text is accessible to novices." --J. M. Pope, CHOICE
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The most detailed history of Wales in the period
About the Author
Thomas Charles-Edwards was Jesus Professor of Celtic and Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford from 1997 until 2011. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, an Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy, a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, and a Fellow of the British Academy.
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- Publisher : Oxford University Press
- Publication date : May 15, 2014
- Edition : Reprint
- Language : English
- Print length : 816 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0198704917
- ISBN-13 : 978-0198704911
- Item Weight : 2.58 pounds
- Dimensions : 1.8 x 6.1 x 9.2 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #571,746 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #48 in Welsh History
- #779 in European History (Books)
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