
The Arthurian Place Names of Wales
Scott Lloyd(Author)
University of Wales Press
Published on 27. February 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-78683-025-8 (ISBN)
Description
This new book examines all of the available source materials, dating from the ninth century to the present, that have associated Arthur with sites in Wales. The material ranges from Medieval Latin chronicles, French romances and Welsh poetry through to the earliest printed works, antiquarian notebooks, periodicals, academic publications and finally books, written by both amateur and professional historians alike, in the modern period that have made various claims about the identity of Arthur and his kingdom. All of these sources are here placed in context, with the issues of dating and authorship discussed, and their impact and influence assessed. This book also contains a gazetteer of all the sites mentioned, including those yet to be identified, and traces their Arthurian associations back to their original source.
Reviews / Votes
`Scott Lloyd has written a plain, painstaking book which marshals the evidence, sets it out language by language and period by period, adds it up and leaves you to draw our own conclusions. His review of the Welsh literature is admirably clear...' - Time & Mind: The Journal of Archaeology, Consciousness and CultureMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wales
United Kingdom
Illustrations
No
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78683-025-8 (9781786830258)
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Scott Lloyd
The Arthurian Place Names of Wales
E-Book
02/2017
1st Edition
Bonnier Books UK
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Scott Lloyd
The Arthurian Place Names of Wales
E-Book
02/2017
1st Edition
University of Wales Press
€43.99
Available for download
Person
Scott Lloyd works at the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales and has served on committee of the British Branch of the International Arthurian Society.
Content
AcknowledgmentsList of Figures and MapsIntroduction1. The Latin Texts2. The French Arthurian Romances3. The Welsh Texts4. Humanists and Antiquarians5. From Tourists to the Internet6. ConclusionAppendix 1 A Chronological List of the First Attestations of Arthurian Names in WalesAppendix 2 A Gazetteer of Arthurian Sites in WalesAngleseyBreconshireCaernarvonshireCarmarthenshireCeredigionDenbighshireFlintshireGlamorganMerionethshireMontgomeryshirePembrokeshireRadnorshireBibliographyIndex