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The Book of Taliesin
The Book of Taliesin contains a collection of some of
the oldest poems in Welsh, many of them attributed to the poet Taliesin,
who
was active toward the end of the sixth century and sang the praises of
Urien
Rheged and his son Owain ab Urien. Other poems reflect the kind of
learning
with which the poet became associated, deriving partly from Latin texts
and
partly from native Welsh tradition. This manuscript preserves the texts
of such
famous poems as “Armes Prydein Fawr,” “Preiddeu Annwfn” (which refers to
Arthur
and ...
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The Black Book of Carmarthen
The Black Book of Carmarthen (so called because of the color of its binding and its connection with the Priory of Saint John the Evangelist and Teulyddog, Carmarthen) is thought by modern scholars to be the work of a single scribe writing at different times before and about the year 1250. This makes it one of the earliest surviving manuscripts written solely in the Welsh language. Apart from a small group of triads relating to the horses of legendary Welsh heroes, the Black Book is essentially a poetry manuscript. It ...
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The Life of Meriasek
Until recently, when Beunans Ke came to light, Beunans
Meriasek was the only known saint's play in Middle Cornish. St
Meriasek was
of Breton origin. The play presents his career, starting with his early
education in Brittany and his arrival in Cornwall, recounting the
various miracles he performed,
then moves on to his return to Brittany,
where he became Bishop of Vannes and eventually died a Christian death.
Incorporated into the narrative are a number of individual tales,
including
incidents from the life of St. Sylvester and a miracle ...
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