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Picts

Scourge of Rome, Rulers of the North

by Gordon Noble and Nicholas Evans

Imprint: Birlinn

7.4 x 9.7 in, b/w throughout, 12pp color plates

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9781780277783
February 2023
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The Picts have fascinated for centuries. They emerged c. ad 300 to defy the might of the Roman empire only to disappear at the end of the first millennium ad, yet they left major legacies. They laid the foundations for the medieval Scottish kingdom and their captivating carved stones are some of the most eye-catching yet enigmatic monuments in Europe. Until recently the Picts have been difficult to trace due to limited archaeological investigation and documentary sources, but innovative new research has produced critical new insights into the culture of a highly sophisticated society which defied the might of the Roman Empire and forged a powerful realm dominating much of northern Britain.

This is the first dedicated book on the Picts that covers in detail both their archaeology and their history. It examines their kingdoms, culture, beliefs and everyday lives from their origins to their end, not only incorporating current thinking on the subject, but also offering innovative perspectives that transform our understanding of the early history of Scotland.

Gordon Noble is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology and Honorary Curatorial Fellow to the University Museums at the University of Aberdeen. He has also been director of the Rhynie Environs Archaeological Project. He is author of a number of books, including Neolithic Scotland: Timber, Stone, Earth and Fire.

An impressive book that brings together between its covers pretty much all that is currently known about its elusive and enigmatic subject' ~Undiscovered Scotland

A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated volume' ~West Highland Free Press

Both archaeologically and historically rich and provides an entirely new synthesis and viewpoint on a critical era of Scotland's history' ~Deeside Piper and Herald

this intriguing study by two Aberdonian academics will help to dispel the myth that Pictland was merely rough and unsophisticated' ~Country Life

This is an irresistible glimpse into their [the Picts'] shadowy world' ~Little Brown Book Group

Picts is an extraordinary work that covers seven centuries of Pictish history and archaeology, but is also engagingly written with the general reader in mind' ~Current Archaology

"Noble and Evans have written a book to read and cherish." ~The Scotsman

Picts

Scourge of Rome, Rulers of the North

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