Brittany and the Atlantic Archipelago, 450-1200

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-108-70777-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 495 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 711 g

How did Brittany get its name and its British-Celtic language in the centuries after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire? Beginning in the ninth century, scholars have proposed a succession of theories about Breton origins, influenced by the changing relationships between Brittany, its Continental neighbours, and the 'Atlantic Archipelago' during and after the Viking age and the Norman Conquest. However, due to limited records, the history of medieval Brittany remains a relatively neglected area of research. In this new volume, the authors draw on specialised research in the history of language and literature, archaeology, and the cult of saints, to tease apart the layers of myth and historical record. Brittany retained a distinctive character within the typical 'medieval' forces of kingship, lordship, and ecclesiastical hierarchy. The early history of Brittany is richly fascinating, and this new investigation offers a fresh perspective on the region and early medieval Europe in general.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brett, Caroline

Weitere Mitwirkende

Edmonds, Fiona

Russell, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Vor- und Frühgeschichte, prähistorische Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Archaeology and the origins of Brittany; 2. Settlement and isolation, 450–800; 3. Brittany and its Insular past in the ninth century; 4. Insular contact and the manuscript culture of Brittany in the ninth and tenth centuries; 5. From invasion to conquest: Brittany and its history, 919–1066; 6. 'Saints and seaways': the cult of saints in Brittany and its archipelagic links; 7. Bretons and Britons in the Norman and Angevin empires, 1066–1203; Conclusion; Bibliography.

Über Autor(innen)

Edmonds, Fiona
Fiona Edmonds is Reader in History and Director of the Regional History at Lancaster University. She is the author of Gaelic Influence in the Northumbrian Kingdom: The Golden Age and the Viking Age, Studies in Celtic History (2019).

Russell, Paul
Paul Russell is Professor of Celtic in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at the University of Cambridge. His research interests include Medieval Latin in the Celtic-speaking world, learned texts in Celtic languages, Celtic philology and linguistics, and medieval Welsh law. He has recently published Reading Ovid in Medieval Wales (2017) and Vita Griffini filii Conani: The Medieval Latin Life of Gruffudd ap Cynan (2005) which won the 2004 Legonna Prize.

Brett, Caroline
Caroline Brett is Affiliated Lecturer in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at the University of Cambridge. She was Research Associate on the Leverhulme-funded project 'Brittany and the Atlantic Archipelago' and has previously published an edition of two saints' lives from Brittany.