Ireland in the medieval world, AD 400-1000 : landscape, kingship and religion /
Bhreathnach, Edel.
Dublin : Four Courts Press,
c2014.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-282) and index.
The landscapes of early medieval Ireland -- Kingdoms, kings and people. Concepts of kingship ; The obligations and power of kings ; The extended royal family ; The royal house and household ; The life and death of the king -- Religion, ritual and ritualists. Seeking the old belief system ; The appearance of a new religion ; Establishing a Christian structure ; Armagh : the Rome of Ireland ; The Christian religious experience of the laity.