Concepts and historiography of the Northumbrian and Gaelic worlds: medieval to modern -- Exiles and emperors: Gaelic-Northumbrian political relations in the Golden Age -- Fragmentation and opportunity: from the eighth century to the Viking Age -- Pathways through the past: routes between the Gaelic world and the Northumbrian kingdom -- A golden age of ecclesiastical contacts -- Saints and seaways in the Viking Age -- Medieval multilingualism: Gaelic linguistic influence in the Northumbrian kingdom -- Movement and material culture in the Northumbrian and Gaelic worlds -- Conclusion: individuals and influences -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
First full-scale, interdisciplinary treatment of the wide-ranging connections between the Gaelic world and the Northumbrian kingdom
