In the Land of Giants
1st Edition
Published on 10. September 2015
464 pages
978-1-78408-032-7 (ISBN)
Description
The bestselling historian tells the story of the landscapes, peoples and culture of early medieval Britain in eight walks, an epic sea voyage and a north-south ride by motorbike.
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.
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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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
16pp b&w and colour illus
ISBN-13
978-1-78408-032-7 (9781784080327)
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Max Adams is the author of Admiral Collingwood, The Prometheans, the bestselling The King in the North and In the Land of Giants. He has lived and worked in the North-East of England since 1993.
Content
- 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
