Wales and the Britons, 350-1064 / T.M. Charles-Edwards.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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This it a detailed history of the Welsh from Late-Roman Britain to the eve of the Norman Conquest. It integrates the history of religion, language, and literature with the history of events.

Introduction: The lands of the Britons -- Britain, 350-550 -- The Britons and their languages -- Inscriptions -- The Britons and the Irish, 350-800 -- From Pelagius to Gildas -- Rome and the Britons, 400-664 -- Charters and laws -- Lords, food-renders, and peasants -- Kinship and status -- Kingship -- The Britons and the Northumbrians, 547-685: the evidence -- the Britons, the Northumbrians and the rise of Mercia, 550-685 --The Britons and their neighbours under the Mercian Hegemony, 685-825 -- Two Ninth-Century writers -- The transformations of the Ninth Century -- The Britons and Empire of Britain -- Wales from 950 to 1064 -- The organization of the Church -- Latin learning in Wales, c. 400-110 -- Poets and storytellers.

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