Medieval History
Brigham Young University offers hundreds of varied language courses that are difficult to find even at the largest universities - including Welsh language courses, taught by the venerable Tom Taylor. As a hopeless lover of all things British, medieval, Celtic, or anything at all related to Tolkien, I of course had to take Welsh! My husband's ancestry is almost exclusively Welsh, which I see as a subconscious indicator...Someday, when I can finally tour Wales, I can't wait to see the reaction to an American who can pronounce the mile-long town names!
Anyway, I wrote my senior thesis as an undergraduate on Eisteddfod chairs (which will be a post someday soon!), and even considered writing my graduate thesis on a Welsh topic. I can't believe I haven't delved into anything Welsh yet on my blog, so here's an hor d'oeuvre of feasts to come!
Early medieval metalwork from Wales; (a) Llanmadog (b) South-west Wales (c) Trearddur Bay (d) Lys Awel (e) Llangorse (f) Llys Awel (g) Pontyherem area. Image from From the Isles of the North; Early Medieval Art in Ireland and Britain, ed. Cormac Bourke. This is truly a fantastic book - medieval studies at its finest.
- Laws Of Hywel Dda Manuscript To Be Sold At Auction
A 14th century manuscript containing the Laws of Hywel Dda is set to go up for auction next month, and is expected to sell for between £500,000-700,000. Sotheby?s London will offer the medieval Welsh manuscript as part of its sale of Western Manuscripts...
- Wales And The Crusades
What was Wales?s involvement in the Crusades and what role did Welsh soldiers play in the campaign to halt Islamic expansion into Jerusalem? How did Welsh participation in the Crusades help cement English control over Wales? Wales and the Crusades by...
- Oystermouth Castle Reopens To The Public
The Welsh Castle of Oystermouth has officially re-opened earlier thsi month, after the first phase of an ambitious project to improve access to medieval fortress. On July 16th a 30ft (10m) high glass bridge was unveiled that will allow visitors into a...
- Website Launched On Medieval Monasteries In Wales
A new website was launched last month by the University of Wales Lampeter with information about medieval monasteries and nunneries founded in Wales between the coming of the Normans and the Dissolution of 1530s. The Monastic Wales website is a work...
- The Subversive Power Of St. David's: Gerald Of Wales And The Dominion Of Canterbury
The Subversive Power of St. David's: Gerald of Wales and the Dominion of Canterbury The twelfth century writer Gerald of Wales was product of unique hybridity in terms of not only sociopolitical culture, but also ecclesiastical spaces. Gerald often...
Medieval History
Early Medieval Metalwork from Wales
Brigham Young University offers hundreds of varied language courses that are difficult to find even at the largest universities - including Welsh language courses, taught by the venerable Tom Taylor. As a hopeless lover of all things British, medieval, Celtic, or anything at all related to Tolkien, I of course had to take Welsh! My husband's ancestry is almost exclusively Welsh, which I see as a subconscious indicator...Someday, when I can finally tour Wales, I can't wait to see the reaction to an American who can pronounce the mile-long town names!
Anyway, I wrote my senior thesis as an undergraduate on Eisteddfod chairs (which will be a post someday soon!), and even considered writing my graduate thesis on a Welsh topic. I can't believe I haven't delved into anything Welsh yet on my blog, so here's an hor d'oeuvre of feasts to come!
- Laws Of Hywel Dda Manuscript To Be Sold At Auction
A 14th century manuscript containing the Laws of Hywel Dda is set to go up for auction next month, and is expected to sell for between £500,000-700,000. Sotheby?s London will offer the medieval Welsh manuscript as part of its sale of Western Manuscripts...
- Wales And The Crusades
What was Wales?s involvement in the Crusades and what role did Welsh soldiers play in the campaign to halt Islamic expansion into Jerusalem? How did Welsh participation in the Crusades help cement English control over Wales? Wales and the Crusades by...
- Oystermouth Castle Reopens To The Public
The Welsh Castle of Oystermouth has officially re-opened earlier thsi month, after the first phase of an ambitious project to improve access to medieval fortress. On July 16th a 30ft (10m) high glass bridge was unveiled that will allow visitors into a...
- Website Launched On Medieval Monasteries In Wales
A new website was launched last month by the University of Wales Lampeter with information about medieval monasteries and nunneries founded in Wales between the coming of the Normans and the Dissolution of 1530s. The Monastic Wales website is a work...
- The Subversive Power Of St. David's: Gerald Of Wales And The Dominion Of Canterbury
The Subversive Power of St. David's: Gerald of Wales and the Dominion of Canterbury The twelfth century writer Gerald of Wales was product of unique hybridity in terms of not only sociopolitical culture, but also ecclesiastical spaces. Gerald often...