This is a list of Welsh important historical documents connected to Wales and/or the Welsh language, starting from the early medieval period. These documents are written in various stages of the Welsh language as well as other languages such as Latin.
List
[edit]Title | Date | Language | Translation | Contents | Author/Translator |
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Early Middle Ages | |||||
Historia Brittonum | Around 828 | Latin | The History of Britain | Includes Arthurian legends | Nennius |
High Middle Ages | |||||
Historia Regum Britanniae | 1136 | Latin | The Regal History of Britain | Pseudo-historical account of British history & kings from the founding of Celtic Britain until 682AD.[1][2] | Geoffrey of Monmouth |
Llyfr Du Gaerfyrddin | Before 1250 | Middle Welsh | The Black Book of Carmarthen | Vellum codex: 9th-12th C poetry | |
Annales Cambriae | 12th Century | Latin | The Annals of Wales | Welsh history timeline from 447AD to 954AD [3] | |
Late Middle Ages | |||||
Brut y Tywysogion | 1330 | Middle Welsh translation of lost Latin work |
Chronicle of the Princes | Continues Welsh history from the end of History Regum Britanniae beginning with the death of Cadwaladr Fendigaid in 682. Ends with a later addition of the period 1282-1332.[2] | An unknown Welshman[2] |
Cyfraith Hywel | 1350 | Welsh | Laws of Hywel | Include a core of laws of King of Deheubarth, Hywel Dda likely passed during the reign 942–948, although this text contains later laws of the 12th and 13th centuries.[4] | |
Leges Hywel Dda | Mid 13th century | Latin | Laws of Hywel | Latin version of Laws of Hywel Dda.[5] | |
Llyfr Du y Waun | Mid 13th century | Welsh | The Black Book of Chirk | Codex; First record of Hywel Dda's Welsh laws | Llywelyn ap Gruffudd |
Llyfr Aneirin | 2nd half of 13th century | Old/Middle Welsh | The Book of Aneurin | Poetry | Aneurin |
Cronicon de Wallia | Late 13th Century | Latin | The Chronicles of Wales | Welsh history during the period 1190–1266. From Exeter Cathedral.[6] | |
Llyfr Coch Hergest | Shortly after 1382 | Welsh | The Red Book of Hergest | Vellum manuscript: Mabinogion; the poetry of the Gogynfeirdd | |
Llythr Pennal | 1406 | Latin | Pennal Letter | A vision of an independent Wales | Owain Glyndŵr |
Llyfr Taliesin | 1st half of 14th century | Old/Middle Welsh | Book of Taliesin | Early medieval poetry | Taliesin |
Llyfr Gwynedd Rhydderch | Mid 14th century | Welsh | The White Book of Rhydderch | Four branches of the mabinogi. | |
Renaissance | |||||
Yny lhyvyr hwnn | 1546 | Welsh | In this book | The first book printed in Welsh Literary heritage of Wales | Sir John Price |
Y Beibl cyssegr-lan | 1588 | Welsh | The Bible | The old and new testaments of the Bible. | William Morgan |
History of Wales |
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References
[edit]- ^ Dalton, Paul (October 2005). "The Topical Concerns of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britannie: History, Prophecy, Peacemaking, and English Identity in the Twelfth Century". Journal of British Studies. 44 (4): 688–712. doi:10.1086/431937. ISSN 1545-6986. S2CID 162626954.
- ^ a b c "Chronicle of the Princes | The National Library of Wales". www.library.wales. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Internet History Sourcebooks". sourcebooks.fordham.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "A Welsh text of the Laws of Hywel Dda | The National Library of Wales". www.library.wales. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Laws of Hywel Dda | The National Library of Wales". www.library.wales. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Cronicon de Wallia | Welsh Chronicles | Bangor University". croniclau.bangor.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
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