The Irish Identity of the Kingdom of the Scots in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
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238 Pages

23.4 x 15.6 cm

Series: Studies in Celtic History

Series Vol. Number: 18

Imprint: Boydell Press

The Irish Identity of the Kingdom of the Scots in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries

by Dauvit Broun

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An examination of the Scottish kingdom's historic links with Ireland, and the beginnings of a Scottish national identity from c. 1290.

The close ties between Gaels of Ireland and Scotland are well known, but in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries the elite in the core areas of the kingdom of the Scots apparently turned their backs on Gaelic culture. This book takes a new look at the issue, investigating the extent to which Scottish men of letters of the period identified the Scottish kingdom and its inhabitants with Ireland, and exploring the function of the kingdom's Irish identity. DrBroun argues that a perceived historical link with Ireland was a fundamental feature of the kingdom's identity throughout the period, and discusses the beginnings of a Scottish national identity in the 1290s and early 1300s. His evidence is based on a thorough examination of accounts of Scottish origins, the royal genealogy, and regnal lists, which articulated perceptions of the kingdom's identity; included are new editions of the origin-legend material inBook I of Fordun's Chronica Gentis Scottorum; hitherto unknown witnesses of Scottish king-lists; and texts of the royal genealogy.
Dr DAUVIT BROUNis lecturer in Scottish history at the University of Glasgow.
"Important and timely... fine work of scholarship... This outstanding book has brought our understanding of the medieval Gaelic world onto a new level." SCOTTISH HISTORICAL REVIEW

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9780851153759

May 1999

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Title Details

238 Pages

2.34 x 1.56 cm

Series: Studies in Celtic History

Series Vol. Number: 18

Imprint: Boydell Press