The Picts: A History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781780274034)

The Picts were an ancient nation who ruled most of northern and eastern Scotland during the Dark Ages. Despite their historical importance, they remain shrouded in myth and misconception. Absorbed by the kingdom of the Scots in the ninth century, they lost their unique identity, their language and their vibrant artistic culture. Amongst their few surviving traces are standing stones decorated with incredible skill and covered with enigmatic symbols - vivid memorials of a powerful and gifted people who bequeathed no chronicles to tell their story, no sagas to describe the deed of their kings and heroes.

In this book Tim Clarkson pieces together the evidence to tell the story of this mysterious people from their emergence in Roman times to their eventual disappearance.

Author: Tim Clarkson
ISBN-10: 1780274033
ISBN-13: 9781780274034
Publisher: Birlinn
Language: English
Published: 08/20/2016
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d