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Strongholds of the Picts - The fortifications of Dark Age Scotland (Paperback)
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Strongholds of the Picts - The fortifications of Dark Age Scotland (Paperback)
Series: Fortress
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Loot Price R418
Discovery Miles 4 180
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When the Romans left Britain around AD 410 the island had not been
fully subjugated. In the Celtic fringe of Caledonia - now Northern
Scotland - these unconquered native peoples were presented with the
opportunity to pillage what remained of Roman Britain. By way of
response the Post-Roman Britons of what is now Scotland did their
best to defend themselves from attack, and to preserve what they
could of the economic and administrative systems left behind by the
Romans. While some old Roman forts were maintained, the Post-Roman
Britons in the area created new strongholds, or re-occupied some of
the long-abandoned hill-forts first built by their ancestors before
the coming of the Romans. Meanwhile the Caledonians - who evolved
into the Picts - relied on fortifications to maintain control over
their land.
Then a new wave of invaders arrived from across the Irish Sea. The
Scots came first to conquer, then to settle. In their wake came the
Angles and Saxons, driving north to occupy most of Scotland as far
as the Firth of Forth, and later the Vikings arrived from the north
and east. During the variety of ensuing struggles, the Picts,
Scots, Vikings, Northumbrians and North Britons made extensive use
of fortifications, the remains of which still dot the modern
landscape.
This book traces the origins and development of these North British
forts. It also touches on the way they served as secular or
religious centers, seats of power, or as barriers against invasion.
It will also discuss the mystery surrounding the Picts, and show
how modern archaeology has done much to reveal the way these
enigmatic people waged war, and defended their strongholds.
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