mythicalireland's video: Mythical Ireland Book Talk 7: Early Medieval Ireland 431-1169 by Matthew Stout

In tonight's episode of Book Talk, we will take a look inside the covers of Matthew Stout's recently published (2018) 'Early Medieval Ireland 431-1169'. Medieval Irish history is extremely complex. The arrival of Christianity, the coming of the Vikings, and the internecine conflict between provincial kings makes the story of the period from the 5th century to the 12th difficult to unravel. Historian and archaeologist Matthew Stout does a terrific job, not just with his excellently structured text, but with a series of very helpful maps, illustrations, panels and tables, and even gives us helpful pronunciations of Irish names. No one who studies Irish mythology can do so without some knowledge of this period of Ireland's history. Stout helps enormously with that challenge. Go to 11:30 to skip the hellos and welcomes. Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to this channel for the very best videos about ancient Ireland, our mythology, megalithic sites, astronomical alignments, archaeological discoveries and much more. BECOME A PATRON of Mythical Ireland and get rewarded with early and exclusive access to photographs, announcements, podcasts and videos: https://www.patreon.com/mythicalireland. Also get exclusive merchandise for patrons as part of the higher reward tiers. Brought to you by acclaimed author, photographer and astronomer Anthony Murphy. See more resources, photos and videos at https://www.mythicalireland.com Anthony is discoverer of a major archaeological find, one of the biggest in decades, near Newgrange (http://bit.ly/Newgrange-henge) and has appeared on television and in media all around the globe, including appearances on the History Channel, National Geographic, Channel 4, CNN, NBC News and the BBC. Become a Mythical Ireland fan on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mythicalireland/ (with 50,000 followers) and join the discussion at the Mythical Ireland Community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/mythicalirelandgroup/ Buy signed copies of Anthony’s books: https://mythicalireland.com/collections/my-books/ Purchase a Kindle version of Anthony’s novel, The Cry of the Sebac, on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DE75Z50/ Purchase a Kindle version of Anthony’s acclaimed book (with Richard Moore), Island of the Setting Sun: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DE75Z50/ Follow Mythical Ireland on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mythicalireland Follow Mythical Ireland on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicalireland/ Thanks for watching. If you liked this video, don’t forget to press “Like” and leave a comment. I try to respond to as many comments as possible. Thanks for visiting and welcome to Mythical Ireland!