The Kingship and Landscape of Tara 1851829547, 9781851829545
This volume is the culmination of an inter-disciplinary project undertaken as part of The Discovery Programme involving
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Table of contents :
Cover
Half-title page
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Editorial Conventions
List of Contributors
List of Illustrations
Abbreviations
Part 1: Kingship
Kingship in Early Ireland
Tara and the Supernatural
Níell cáich úa Néill nasctar géill: the Political Context of Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig
The Manuscript Tradition of Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig and its Relationship with Baile in Scáil
Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig: Edition
The Airgíalla Charter Poem: The Political Context
The Airgíalla Charter Poem: The Legal Content
The Airgíalla Charter Poem: Edition
Prosopography I
Prosopography II
Re-composing the Archaeological Landscape of Tara
Part 2: Landscape
The Medieval Kingdom of Brega
Significance and Etymology of the Placename Temair
Temair/Tara and Other Places of the Name
Bibliography
Cover
Half-title page
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Editorial Conventions
List of Contributors
List of Illustrations
Abbreviations
Part 1: Kingship
Kingship in Early Ireland
Tara and the Supernatural
Níell cáich úa Néill nasctar géill: the Political Context of Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig
The Manuscript Tradition of Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig and its Relationship with Baile in Scáil
Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig: Edition
The Airgíalla Charter Poem: The Political Context
The Airgíalla Charter Poem: The Legal Content
The Airgíalla Charter Poem: Edition
Prosopography I
Prosopography II
Re-composing the Archaeological Landscape of Tara
Part 2: Landscape
The Medieval Kingdom of Brega
Significance and Etymology of the Placename Temair
Temair/Tara and Other Places of the Name
Bibliography
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