Philip Freeman earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University and holds the Orlando W. Qualley Chair of Classical Languages at Luther College. He is the author of over a dozen books on the ancient and medieval world and has been a visiting scholar at the Harvard Divinity School and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

• Preface ; Map ; Saint Patrick's Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus ; Saint Patrick's Confession ; The First Synod of Saint Patrick ; The Hymn of Saint Secundinus ; Saint Patrick's Breastplate ; Muirchu's Life of Saint Patrick ; The Life of Saint Brigid ; The Voyage of Saint Brendan ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

Anyone interested in the Celtic past or in ancient Ireland will find this a book to treasure. The classical scholar Philip Freeman gives a clear insight into St Patrick's world through new and vibrant translations from early Christian Ireland ... The journey through this book is well worth while.

Philip Freeman earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University and holds the Orlando W. Qualley Chair of Classical Languages at Luther College. He is the author of over a dozen books on the ancient and medieval world and has been a visiting scholar at the Harvard Divinity School and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

• Preface ; Map ; Saint Patrick's Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus ; Saint Patrick's Confession ; The First Synod of Saint Patrick ; The Hymn of Saint Secundinus ; Saint Patrick's Breastplate ; Muirchu's Life of Saint Patrick ; The Life of Saint Brigid ; The Voyage of Saint Brendan ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

Anyone interested in the Celtic past or in ancient Ireland will find this a book to treasure. The classical scholar Philip Freeman gives a clear insight into St Patrick's world through new and vibrant translations from early Christian Ireland ... The journey through this book is well worth while.

Philip Freeman earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University and holds the Orlando W. Qualley Chair of Classical Languages at Luther College. He is the author of over a dozen books on the ancient and medieval world and has been a visiting scholar at the Harvard Divinity School and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

• Preface ; Map ; Saint Patrick's Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus ; Saint Patrick's Confession ; The First Synod of Saint Patrick ; The Hymn of Saint Secundinus ; Saint Patrick's Breastplate ; Muirchu's Life of Saint Patrick ; The Life of Saint Brigid ; The Voyage of Saint Brendan ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

Anyone interested in the Celtic past or in ancient Ireland will find this a book to treasure. The classical scholar Philip Freeman gives a clear insight into St Patrick's world through new and vibrant translations from early Christian Ireland ... The journey through this book is well worth while.