| A.D. 500 -
A Journey Through the Dark Isles of Britain and Ireland
Author: Simon Young. AD 500 is written as
a practical survival guide for the use of civilised visitors
to the barbaric islands of Britain and Ireland. It describes
a journey which begins in Cornwall and continues through Wales
and Ireland, then across to Scotland and eventually down to
London and southern Britain. The Romans have left, and the
islands are now fought over by Irish, British Celts, Picts
and Saxons. It is a dangerous world, full of tribal war. The
British Celts are enthusiastic head-hunters, while the Saxon
gods require regular blood sacrifices, animal and sometimes
human. There are social pitfals too ( Do not make fun of the
Celts' beliefs about Arthur'...'Don't refuse a place in a
Welsh collective bed.') Cheviot bandits, bizarre forms of
Christianity, boat burials, peculiar haircuts, human sacrifice,
poetry competitions, slave markets, the legend of King Arthur
- these are the realities of life in the sixth century AD.
254 pages hardback
(35% off cover price £14.99)
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