Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Maps and Genealogical Tables vi
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. General Editor’s Preface ix
6. Note on Spelling and Pronunciation xi
7. Introduction Land and People: Northern Britain in the Eighth Century 1
8. Part One. Events (789-1070)
9. Chapter 1 The Coming of the Vikings 41
10. Chapter 2 The Scaldingi and the Transformation of Northumbria 68
11. Chapter 3 Last Days of the Pictish Kingdom (839-89) 87
12. Chapter 4 The Grandsons of Cinaed and the Grandsons of Ímar 122
13. Chapter 5 The Later Tenth Century: A Turmoil of Warring Princes 177
14. Chapter 6 The Fall of the House of Alpín and the Moray Question 220
15. Part Two: Process
16. Chapter 7 Scandinavian Scotland 275
17. Chapter 8 Pictavia to Albania 312
18. Table of Events 351
19. Guide to Further Reading 353
20. The Principal Medieval Chronicles used in this Volume 357
21. Bibliography 360
22. Index 370