Prophecy of Berchan: Irish and Scottish High-Kings of the Early Middle Ages

This work gives a text, an English translation, and a commentary on a medieval verse history of the kings of Ireland and Scotland from the 9th to the 11th centuries. The study examines the Prophecy of Berchan as a historical record with much to offer students of kingship among the Irish and Scots. Biographies of individual monarchs provided therein present the important events of each’s career, the length of his reign, and the circumstances of his death. This study suggests new interpretations of British and Irish history during the early middle ages.