Abstract
This paper looks at some of the most significant manuscripts associated with south Wales in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, including the ‘Red Book of Hergest’ and National Library of Wales MS Peniarth 50. This latter manuscript is particularly noteworthy for its multilingual contents and for its large collection of political prophecy in Welsh, English and Latin, testifying to Welsh involvement in English politics. The paper argues that Welsh literary culture was a strong element in Glamorgan Marcher society and that an elite group of Welsh gentry were at the
heart of a mobile network of scribes, poets and manuscripts.
heart of a mobile network of scribes, poets and manuscripts.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 325-340 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Medieval History |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 26 May 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Date of Acceptance: 31/03/2015Research Groups and Themes
- Borders and Borderlands
- Centre for Medieval Studies
Keywords
- medieval Wales
- literature
- history
- manuscripts
- Glamorgan
- Red Book of Hergest
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Professor Helen Fulton
- Borders and Borderlands
- Department of English - Chair in Medieval Literature
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