The BritonsISBN: 978-0-631-22260-6
Hardcover
352 pages
March 2003, Wiley-Blackwell
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This book provides a fascinating and unique history of the Britons
from the late Iron Age to the late Middle Ages. It also discusses
the revivals of interest in British culture and myth over the
centuries, from Renaissance antiquarians to modern day Druids.
- A fascinating and unique history of the Britons from the late
Iron Age to the late Middle Ages.
- Describes the life, language and culture of the Britons before,
during and after Roman rule.
- Examines the figures of King Arthur and Merlin and the
evolution of a powerful national mythology.
- Proposes a new theory on the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain
and the establishment of separate Brittonic kingdoms.
- Discusses revivals of interest in British culture and myth, from Renaissance antiquarians to modern day Druids.