From Pictland to Alba:

Scotland, 789-1070

Edinburgh University Press, 2007 - History - 384 pages

During this period, Scotland first emerged on the stage of history. Beginning with the Christian kingdoms of Northumbria and Pictavia, which dominated northern Britain, Alex Woolf describes the collapse of the Old Order under the Vikings, the rise of Alba, the Gaelic-speaking kingdom, and first contact with the kingdom of England.

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The most unbiased look at a very misty century in Scotland's history. Woolf's book has aided my studies of especially the years 840-890. I'd recommend it to any scholarly searcher of Scottish history.
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I do not agree with some linguistic-related statements concerning the Balkans or with the perspective applied in analysing Scottish history based on Icelandic sagas, but it's a great work and it certainly raises a lot of questions! Read full review

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Selected pages

Northern Britain in the Eighth Century	1

Events 7891070	39

The Coming of the Vikings	41

The Scaldingi and the Transformation of Northumbria	68

Last Days of the Pictish Kingdom 83989	87

The Grandsons of Cinaed and the Grandsons of �mar	122

The Later Tenth Century A Turmoil of Warring Princes	177

The Fall of the House of Alp�n and the Moray Question	220

Scandinavian Scotland	275

Pictavia to Albania	312

Table of Events	351

Guide to Further Reading	353

The Principal Medieval Chronicles used in this Volume	357

Bibliography	360

Index	370

Copyright

Process	273

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About the author (2007)

Alex Woolf is lecturer in Scottish history, University of St Andrews.

Bibliographic information

Title	From Pictland to Alba: Scotland, 789-1070 Volume 2 of The New Edinburgh history of Scotland
Author	Alex Woolf
Edition	illustrated, reprint
Publisher	Edinburgh University Press, 2007
ISBN	0748612343, 9780748612345
Length	384 pages
Subjects	History › Europe › Great Britain History / Europe / Great Britain

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