Scottish Placenames
Autor David Rossen Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 iun 2025
Names are very important and can unlock vast amounts of information about places and their origins. The placename of Scotland are a goldmine of information about times past and the lives of early inhabitants. The different languages of their origin - Gaelic, Pictish, Cumbric, Old Norse and Old English - reflect the many cultures that have been part of Scotland's story and preserve the memory of those who gave names to the wild and beautiful landscapes in which they lived. Other names date back to prehistoric times and are the only link to a world now lost to us forever.
This comprehensive book features more than 500 placenames and is an essential book for all interested in Scottish history and culture.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781780279244
ISBN-10: 1780279248
Pagini: 160
Dimensiuni: 110 x 178 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.11 kg
Editura: BIRLINN
ISBN-10: 1780279248
Pagini: 160
Dimensiuni: 110 x 178 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.11 kg
Editura: BIRLINN
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Notă biografică
David Ross has written numerous books on aspects of Scottish history and culture, some serious and some less so. His most recent isThe Killing Time, a study of Scotland between the Covenant of 1638 and the Union of 1707. Scottish humour is a particular interest, and he is compiler and editor of the best-selling Awa' an' Bile Yer Heid, an anthology of choice Scottish insults. He is currently working on anthology of Scottish humour from its earliest appearances to the present day.
Descriere
Names are very important and can unlock vast amounts of information about places and their origins. The placename of Scotland are a goldmine of information about times past and the lives of early inhabitants. This comprehensive book features more than 300 names and is an essential book for all interested in Scottish history and culture.