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PublisherForgotten Books

ISBN-101331130239

ISBN-139781331130239

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Book TitleOld Kingdom of Elmet : the Land Twixt Aire and Wharfe (Classic Reprint)

Number of Pages284 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicArchaeology, General

Publication Year2015

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, History

AuthorEdmund Bogg

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight13.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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SynopsisExcerpt from The Old Kingdom of Elmet: The Land twixt Aire and Wharfe The subscribers' edition being almost exhausted, it becomes a pleasure to respond to the call of a larger public for an account of one of the most interesting of the ancient petty states into which the county of York was originally divided. The information cannot be culled from any existing work. From Bede's time onwards every writer has trodden in the beaten track of his predecessors, without attempting to uuveil the mystery and silence enshrouding the Kingdom. The material to be relied upou with absolute certainty is scanty indeed, yet the theme is one of absorbing interest. In its place-names is fixed, for all time, the memory of a people-the Celts-whose principality was Elmet: centuries before any historic record, the wooded wolds of Elmet were the stronghold of a dominant or ruling class. Probably it will be the means of exploding a fallacy which I have heard repeatedly expressed, viz.: that all the historic records concerning this Kingdom could be told on a sheet of note-paper! Possibly some future writer may endeavour to complete the work of restoring Elmet to its ancient dignity in history -that of an independent state retaining its integrity long after others had fallen under the iron heel of the Invader. To be brief, the writer offers his thanks to all who have assisted him in any way, either with pen or pencil. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.", Excerpt from The Old Kingdom of Elmet, the Land 'Twixt Aire and Wharfe: A Descriptive Sketch of Its Ancient History, Antiquities, Legends, Picturesque Features, and Its Flora; Being a Companion Volume to "Lower Wharfeland" It is at the latter part of this period, known as the Post-tertiary, that the biped figure Of man appears dimly on the horizon, his arms of defence a knotted club, wrested from the trees of the tropical forest, and, peradventure, with a stone fastened by with'es at the end - probably the only rude weapon of man in the early stone age, or Paleolithic. Century after century roll past in startling numbers - how many the greatest scientist cannot tell us; climatic changes are gradually taking place, many of the larger animals become extinct, and the Almighty Ruler altering the face of Nature, in the succession of ages, more suitable for the dwelling Of man in this district. Primeval forests, seeds of our vast coal measures, are slowly, but surely, sinking; the great Eastern Plain, little by little, subsiding below water level, and gradually forming the German Ocean. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.