
In the Land of Giants
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The five centuries between the end of Roman Britain (410) and the death of Alfred the Great (899) have left few voices save a handful of chroniclers, but Britain's 'Dark Ages' can still be explored through their material remnants: buildings, books, metalwork, and, above all, landscapes.
Adams explores Britain's lost early medieval past by walking its paths and exploring its imprint on valley, hill and field. From York to Whitby, London to Sutton Hoo and Falmouth to Mallaig, In the Land of Giants offers a beautifully written insight into the lives of peasants, drengs, ceorls, thanes, monks and kings during an enigmatic but richly exciting period of our island's history.
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- Intro
- Welcome Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Author's note
- Prologue: It is written
- § CHAPTER ONE: The kingdom of Dál Riata: Rothesay to Kilmartin
- Interlude Gilsland to Haltwhistle
- § CHAPTER TWO: Marches: Telford to Wrexham
- Interlude Haltwhistle to Hotbank
- § CHAPTER THREE: Looking for Giants: London to Sutton Hoo
- Interlude Once Brewed to Warden Hill
- § CHAPTER FOUR: Eda Frandsen: Falmouth to Mallaig
- Interlude A Corbridge circular
- § CHAPTER FIVE: Heroes: Wareham to Yatton
- Interlude Walking on the Wall on the spot
- § CHAPTER SIX: Time among the Britons: Anglesey to Bardsey Island
- Interlude The Tyne: Hexham to Ovingham
- § CHAPTER SEVEN: Sense of place: Donegal
- Interlude Ovingham to Newcastle
- § CHAPTER EIGHT: Speed: Meigle to Canterbury
- Interlude Newcastle to Jarrow
- § CHAPTER NINE: Midwinter: York to Whitby
- Postscript Who are the British ?
- Preview
- Acknowledgements
- Plate section
- Giants, Ancestors, Ruins, Argonauts
- Encounters, Entrepreneurs, Identities, Spaces
- Front endpaper map
- Back endpaper map
- Appendix One : Journey distances
- Appendix Two : Timeline
- Notes
- Recommended reading
- About In the Land of Giants
- Reviews
- About Max Adams
- Also by Max Adams
- An Invitation from the Publisher
- Copyright
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