Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Kingship: The O'Donnell Lectures for 1967-8; Delivered in the University of Oxford on 23 and 24 May 1968 |
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Ailech ancient Anglo-Saxon annals archaic battle borrowed Britain Cashel Christian claim Cormac mac Airt corresponding Cunedda doubtless dynastic succession dynasty Early Irish edlyng EIHM Emain Macha Eóganacht Érainn Ériu euhemerized Feast of Tara Feidlimid fifth century flathemon goddess Goidelic hegemony heir Hence hostages Hywel Dda inauguration Indo-European invaders Irish evidence Irish king Irish law Irish law-tracts Irish literature Irish tuath Italo-Celtic king of Connacht king of Ireland king of Munster king of Tara king's kingdoms kingship larger monarchies later Latin law of dynastic least lecture Leinster Mac Neill meaning Niall normally O'Rahilly old tribal older originally over-king pattern powerful province provincial kings rēg-s regnal lists reigning king rí ruirech rigdomnae royal kindred ruiri ruler scholars slain successor suggest tánaise teutā throne tion tract on status traditional tribal king tribe tuath Uí Néill Ulaid Ulidia Wales Welsh law Welsh law-books word