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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture John Dillon wrote: >Alba (which I think of as an area north of Hadrian's wall but not including >the Scottish highlands) My impression is that in medieval times, some thought of Alba as inclduing the Highlands, at least the Highlands as some define them. For example, the following appears in the preface to Colman's Hymn: "Blessing on Columcille, with the saints of Alba on the other side, on the soul of glorious Adamnan, who imposed a law on the clans." Francine Nicholson _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html