Book contents
- Brittany and the Atlantic Archipelago, 450–1200
- Brittany and the Atlantic Archipelago, 450–1200
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps
- Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Additional material
- Introduction
- 1 Archaeology and the Origins of Brittany
- 2 Settlement and Isolation, 450–800
- 3 Brittany and Its Insular Past in the Ninth Century
- 4 Insular Contact and the Manuscript-Culture of Brittany in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries
- 5 From Invasion to Conquest: Brittany and Its History, 919–1066
- 6 Saints and Seaways: The Cult of Saints in Brittany and Its Archipelagic Links
- 7 Bretons and Britons in the Norman and Angevin Empires, 1066–1203
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 October 2021
Book contents
- Brittany and the Atlantic Archipelago, 450–1200
- Brittany and the Atlantic Archipelago, 450–1200
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps
- Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Additional material
- Introduction
- 1 Archaeology and the Origins of Brittany
- 2 Settlement and Isolation, 450–800
- 3 Brittany and Its Insular Past in the Ninth Century
- 4 Insular Contact and the Manuscript-Culture of Brittany in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries
- 5 From Invasion to Conquest: Brittany and Its History, 919–1066
- 6 Saints and Seaways: The Cult of Saints in Brittany and Its Archipelagic Links
- 7 Bretons and Britons in the Norman and Angevin Empires, 1066–1203
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In the last century of the Roman Empire in the West, many decisions were taken which were doubtless intended as short-term measures, temporary concessions, to be reversed when affairs returned to normal. Affairs never did return to ‘normal’, and no one was ever able to fully clear up the resulting muddle, which over the centuries came to be dignified in history and myth as the ‘birth of the nations of Europe’.
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- Brittany and the Atlantic Archipelago, 450–1200 , pp. 338 - 348Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021