Angus Konstam

Strongholds of the Picts (eBook, PDF)

The fortifications of Dark Age Scotland
Illustrator: Dennis, Peter

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

When the Romans withdrew from Britain, the north of the country was ruled by the mysterious ancient British race, the Picts.

Much of what is known about these "painted" warriors comes from the remains of the fortifications that they left scattered around Scotland. Although the Picts are famous as sea raiders, they were also subjected to attacks from a number of opponents. To their south, the Romano-British reoccupied the abandoned Roman fortifications and hired Saxon mercenaries to strike against the Picts. Meanwhile, from the west a new group, the Scoti, attacked from Ireland.

This book covers the fortification of the ancient Picts in all their conflicts and discusses the importance of these sites as religious centres and seats of power, while using up-to-date archaeological evidence to help unravel the mystery of this ancient race.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781849082570
• Artikelnr.: 44868181

Autorenporträt

Angus Konstam is a highly respected historian and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, with well over a hundred books in print. A former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator, Angus is passionate about the history and archaeology of Early Historic Scotland, a fascination dating back to his days as a history and archaeology student in Aberdeen and St Andrews. He now works as a full-time author and historian, and lives in Orkney.

Peter Dennis was inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn, leading him to study Illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.