The Faded Map: The Lost Kingdoms of Scotland - Softcover

Moffat, Alistair

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841589586 ISBN 13: 9781841589589

Publisher: Birlinn, 2011

Synopsis

Modern communications have driven motorways and pylons through the countryside, dwarfed us with TV and telephone masts and drastically altered the way in which we move around, see and understand Scotland. Recent politics and logistics have established borders and jurisdictions which now seem permanent and impervious. The Faded Map looks beyond these to remember a land that was once quiet and green. It brings to vivid life the half-forgotten kings and kingdoms of two thousand years ago, of the time of the Romans, the Dark Ages and into the early medieval period. In this fascinating account, Alistair Moffat describes the landscape these men and women moved through and talks of a Celtic society which spoke to itself in Old Welsh, where the Sons of Prophesy ruled, and the time when the English kings of Bernicia held sway over vast swathes of what is now Scotland. Heroes rode out of the mists to challenge them and then join with them. The faint echo of the din of ancient battles can be heard as Alistair Moffat takes the reader on a remarkable journey around a lost Scotland.

About this title

About the Author:

Alistair Moffat was born and bred in the Scottish Borders. A former Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Director of Programmes at Scottish Television, he now runs the burgeoning Borders Book Festival as well as a production company based near Selkirk. He has written twelve books, including Kelsae, The Reivers, The Sea Kingdoms, The Borders and The Wall, all of which are published by Birlinn.

Review:

'a fascinating story' - Alexander McCall Smith
'Moffat's tireless research... and commanding knowledge bring these forgotten peoples to life' --Scottish Field

About this edition

• Publisher: Birlinn
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1841589586
• ISBN 13: 9781841589589
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288