The Kingship and Landscape of Tara
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The Kingship and Landscape of Tara

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The Kingship and Landscape of Tara

About this book

This volume is the culmination of an inter-disciplinary project undertaken as part of The Discovery Programme involving archaeologists, historians, linguists and place name experts. It includes prosopographies of the kings and queens of Tara from mythology to the eighth century; a re-assessment of the nature of the kingship of Tara; legal aspects of the kingship of Tara; the origin and extent of the place name Temair; Tara and the supernatural; the archaeology and topography of the kingdom of Brega; editions of two of the earliest texts relating to the kingship of Tara. This volume offers many new insights into prehistoric and medieval Tara.

Information

Publisher
Four Courts Press
Year
2020
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9781846829574
Subtopic
Historical Geography
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Editorial Conventions
  10. List of Contributors
  11. List of Illustrations
  12. Abbreviations
  13. Part 1: Kingship
  14. Kingship in Early Ireland
  15. Tara and the Supernatural
  16. NĂ­ell cĂĄich Ășa NĂ©ill nasctar gĂ©ill: the Political Context of Baile Chuinn ChĂ©tchathaig
  17. The Manuscript Tradition of Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig and its Relationship with Baile in Scåil
  18. Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig: Edition
  19. The AirgĂ­alla Charter Poem: The Political Context
  20. The AirgĂ­alla Charter Poem: The Legal Content
  21. The AirgĂ­alla Charter Poem: Edition
  22. Prosopography I
  23. Prosopography II
  24. Re-composing the Archaeological Landscape of Tara
  25. Part 2: Landscape
  26. The Medieval Kingdom of Brega
  27. Significance and Etymology of the Placename Temair
  28. Temair/Tara and Other Places of the Name
  29. Bibliography

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