The Chronicles of Medieval Wales and the March: New Contexts, Studies, and Texts

The Chronicles Of Medieval Wales Are A Rich Body Of Source Material Offering An Array Of Perspectives On Historical Developments In Wales And Beyond. Preserving Unique Records Of Events From The Fifth To The Fifteenth Centuries, These Chronicles Form The Essential Narrative Backbone Of All Modern Accounts Of Medieval Welsh History. Most Celebrated Of All Are The Chronicles Belonging To The 'annales Cambriae' And 'brut Y Tywysogyon' Families, Which Document The Tumultuous Struggles Between The Welsh Princes And Their Norman And English Neighbours For Control Over Wales.00building On Foundational Studies Of These Chronicles By J.e. Lloyd, Thomas Jones, Kathleen Hughes, And Others, This Book Seeks To Enhance Understanding Of The Texts By Refining And Complicating The Ways In Which They Should Be Read As Deliberate Literary And Historical Productions. The Studies In This Volume Make Significant Advances In This Direction Through Fresh Analyses Of Well-known Texts, As Well As Through Full Studies, Editions, And Translations Of Five Chronicles That Had Hitherto Escaped Notice.--back Cover. Edited By Ben Guy, Georgia Henley, Owain Wyn Jones And Rebecca Thomas. Three Conferences Have Also Be Organized, At Which Some Of The Chapters In The Present Volume Were First Aired : These Took Place At Bangor University In 2014 (chapter 5), At The University Of Glasgow In 2015 (chapter 10), And At The University Of Cambridge In 2016 (chapters 4, 8, 9, And 11).--page Xiv. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.