The Stanzas of the Graves
In Search of the Graves of Arthur and the Warriors of Britain
Welsh Academic Press
Book
Paperback/Softback
250 pages
978-1-86057-063-6 (ISBN)
Description
The Stanzas of the Graves or in their Welsh original Englynion y Beddau, (also known as 'The Graves of the Warriors of Britain'), are found in a number of medieval Welsh manuscripts although it is widely believed that the stanzas date back to the ninth century. The earliest and most important collection is in the Black Book of Carmarthen which contains seventy-three stanzas. The Red Book of Hergest contains five stanzas amongst the Llywarch verses of which five were once in the earlier manuscript The White Book of Rhydderch. The Stanzas of the Graves is a groundbreaking new appraisal of the early Welsh texts which re-assesses the topography of the Stanzas and suggests the burial sites of the famous Welsh warriors including Arthur himself. Through the use of a new translation the authors provide an accessible yet scholarly guide to the texts and the characters mentioned within them, for the academic and non-academic reader. In addition the book has an index of personal and place names and a detailed discussion of Arthur's last battle at Camlan.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cardiff
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 155 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-86057-063-6 (9781860570636)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Steve Blake lives in North Wales and is author of the acclaimed book The Keys to Avalon, published by HarperCollins.