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Saint Patrick Hb (Oxford University Press Academic Monograph Reprints)

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It is one of the most important books for people interested in Saint Patrick's life and background. It presents a state of research in the 60s, so there are more recent works (e.g. Dumville or de Paor), but it is stil important, as this subject still contains everlasting arguments. All the scholars still refer to Bury, Bieler, Hanson etc., so it is essential to read this book as well. It is very important that it contains tables with excerpts from the sources about Saint Patrick - Hanson compares all the information about the Saint included in different Irish Annals, which is very handy as you do not have to look for these pieces of information yourself (that's if you are just a history student in a hurry). In the end - it is not a book for layman - you have to have basic knowledge of Medieval world, Ireland, Britain and Saint Patrick himself. The book is addressed to serious readers - scholars and history students. And this is what I was looking for.

It is one of the most important books for people interested in Saint Patrick's life and background. It presents a state of research in the 60s, so there are more recent works (e.g. Dumville or de Paor), but it is stil important, as this subject still contains everlasting arguments. All the scholars still refer to Bury, Bieler, Hanson etc., so it is essential to read this book as well. It is very important that it contains tables with excerpts from the sources about Saint Patrick - Hanson compares all the information about the Saint included in different Irish Annals, which is very handy as you do not have to look for these pieces of information yourself (that's if you are just a history student in a hurry). In the end - it is not a book for layman - you have to have basic knowledge of Medieval world, Ireland, Britain and Saint Patrick himself. The book is addressed to serious readers - scholars and history students. Anf this is what I was looking for.