基本説明
This book gives a text, an English translation, and a commentary on a medieval verse history of the kings of Ireland and Scotland from the ninth to the 11th centuries.
Full Description
This book gives a text, an English translation, and a commentary on a medieval verse history of the kings of Ireland and Scotland from the ninth to the 11th centuries. This study examines the Prophecy of Berchán as a historical record with much to offer students of kingship among the Irish and Scots. Biographies of individual monarchs provided therein present the important events of each ones career, the length of his reign, and the circumstances of his death. This study suggests new interpretations of British and Irish history during the early middle ages.
Contents
Preface
Methods and Abbreviations
Introduction
Prophecy of Berchán
Royal Biography
Berchán: Saint, Poet, Prophet
Kings Over All Ireland
Game of Munster and Ulster
Rise and Decline of High-Kings
Rulers in the East
High-Kings of the Scots
Kings in the Prophecy of Berchán
Selected Bibliography
