- Title Pages
- Proceedings of the British Academy · 157
- Illustrations
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
-
1 The Irish Role in the Origins of the Old English Alphabet: A Re-assessment -
2 An Insular Tradition of Ecclesiastical Law: Fifth to Eighth Century -
3 Bede’s Chronica Maiora: Early Insular History in a Universal Context -
4 Rome and the Isles: Ireland, England and the Rhetoric of Orthodoxy -
5 ‘Ye Shall Know Them by Their Names’: Names and Identity among the Irish and the English -
6 Trouble at the White House: Anglo-Irish Relations and the Cult of St Martin -
7 The Practicalities of Communication between Northumbrian and Irish Churches, c.635–735 -
8 Behind Animals, Plants and Interlace: Salin’s Style II on Christian Objects -
9 Anglo-Saxon, Irish and British Relations: Hanging-Bowls Reconsidered -
10 The Anglo-Saxon Connection: Irish Metalwork, AD 400–800 -
11 Anglo-Saxon/Gaelic Interaction in Scotland -
12 Sand-dunes and Stray Finds: Evidence for Pre-Viking Trade? -
13 Glitter in the Dragon’s Lair: Irish and Anglo-Saxon Metalwork from Pre-Viking Wales, c.400–850 -
14 Stylistic Influences in Early Manx Sculpture -
15 Cemetery Settlements and Local Churches in Pre-Viking Ireland in Light of Comparisons with England and Wales -
16 ‘All that Peter Stands For’: The Romanitas of the Codex Amiatinus Reconsidered -
17 Studying Early Christian Sculpture in England and Ireland: The Object of Art History or Archaeology? -
18 Of Saxons, a Viking and Normans: Colmán, Gerald and the Monastery of Mayo - Abstracts
- Index
Of Saxons, a Viking and Normans: Colmán, Gerald and the Monastery of Mayo
Of Saxons, a Viking and Normans: Colmán, Gerald and the Monastery of Mayo
- Chapter:
- (p.410) (p.411) 18 Of Saxons, a Viking and Normans: Colmán, Gerald and the Monastery of Mayo
- Source:
- Anglo-Saxon/Irish Relations before the Vikings
- Author(s):
Ní Máire Mhaonaigh
- Publisher:
- British Academy
This chapter discusses the historical accounts of Viking raids in Ireland and Britain during the last years of the eighth century or the early years of the ninth. It compares the accounts of Bede and Alcuin of York and the historical relevance of the role of the Mayo monastery, Bishop Colmán, and Gerald of Mayo. The chapter provides background information on the lives of both Colmán and Gerald.
Keywords: Viking raids, Britain, Ireland, Bede, Alcuin of York, Mayo monastery, Bishop Colmán, Gerald of Mayo
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- Title Pages
- Proceedings of the British Academy · 157
- Illustrations
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
-
1 The Irish Role in the Origins of the Old English Alphabet: A Re-assessment -
2 An Insular Tradition of Ecclesiastical Law: Fifth to Eighth Century -
3 Bede’s Chronica Maiora: Early Insular History in a Universal Context -
4 Rome and the Isles: Ireland, England and the Rhetoric of Orthodoxy -
5 ‘Ye Shall Know Them by Their Names’: Names and Identity among the Irish and the English -
6 Trouble at the White House: Anglo-Irish Relations and the Cult of St Martin -
7 The Practicalities of Communication between Northumbrian and Irish Churches, c.635–735 -
8 Behind Animals, Plants and Interlace: Salin’s Style II on Christian Objects -
9 Anglo-Saxon, Irish and British Relations: Hanging-Bowls Reconsidered -
10 The Anglo-Saxon Connection: Irish Metalwork, AD 400–800 -
11 Anglo-Saxon/Gaelic Interaction in Scotland -
12 Sand-dunes and Stray Finds: Evidence for Pre-Viking Trade? -
13 Glitter in the Dragon’s Lair: Irish and Anglo-Saxon Metalwork from Pre-Viking Wales, c.400–850 -
14 Stylistic Influences in Early Manx Sculpture -
15 Cemetery Settlements and Local Churches in Pre-Viking Ireland in Light of Comparisons with England and Wales -
16 ‘All that Peter Stands For’: The Romanitas of the Codex Amiatinus Reconsidered -
17 Studying Early Christian Sculpture in England and Ireland: The Object of Art History or Archaeology? -
18 Of Saxons, a Viking and Normans: Colmán, Gerald and the Monastery of Mayo - Abstracts
- Index
