Similarities between Medieval Welsh literature and Wales
Medieval Welsh literature and Wales have 55 things in common (in Unionpedia): Aneirin, Anglo-Saxons, Armes Prydein, Black Book of Carmarthen, Book of Aneirin, Book of Taliesin, Brecknockshire, Brittonic languages, Carmarthen, Celtic Britons, Common Brittonic, Cumbric, Cywydd, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Dyfed, Eisteddfod, England, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Great Britain, Gwynedd, Hen Ogledd, Historia Brittonum, Historia Regum Britanniae, Hywel Dda, Ireland, King Arthur, Kingdom of Gwynedd, Kingdom of Powys, Lichfield Gospels, Llangollen, ..., Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Mabinogion, Magnus Maximus, Middle Ages, National Library of Wales, Nennius, Normans, Owain Glyndŵr, Owain Gwynedd, Powys, Prose, Red Book of Hergest, Saint David, Saunders Lewis, Saxons, Scotland, Taliesin, Tenby, Wales, Welsh language, Welsh law, Welsh Triads, White Book of Rhydderch, Whitland, William Salesbury. Expand index (25 more) »
Aneirin
Aneirin or Neirin was an early Medieval Brythonic poet.
Aneirin and Medieval Welsh literature · Aneirin and Wales ·
Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons were a people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century.
Anglo-Saxons and Medieval Welsh literature · Anglo-Saxons and Wales ·
Armes Prydein
Armes Prydein (The Prophecy of Britain) is an early 10th-century Welsh prophetic poem from the Book of Taliesin.
Armes Prydein and Medieval Welsh literature · Armes Prydein and Wales ·
Black Book of Carmarthen
The Black Book of Carmarthen (known in Welsh as "Llyfr Du Caerfyrddin") is thought to be the earliest surviving manuscript written solely in Welsh.
Black Book of Carmarthen and Medieval Welsh literature · Black Book of Carmarthen and Wales ·
Book of Aneirin
The Book of Aneirin (Llyfr Aneirin) is a late 13th century Welsh manuscript containing Old and Middle Welsh poetry attributed to the late 6th century Northern Brythonic poet, Aneirin.
Book of Aneirin and Medieval Welsh literature · Book of Aneirin and Wales ·
Book of Taliesin
The Book of Taliesin (Llyfr Taliesin) is one of the most famous of Middle Welsh manuscripts, dating from the first half of the 14th century though many of the fifty-six poems it preserves are taken to originate in the 10th century or before.
Book of Taliesin and Medieval Welsh literature · Book of Taliesin and Wales ·
Brecknockshire
Brecknockshire (Sir Frycheiniog), also known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, and a former administrative county.
Brecknockshire and Medieval Welsh literature · Brecknockshire and Wales ·
Brittonic languages
The Brittonic, Brythonic or British Celtic languages (ieithoedd Brythonaidd/Prydeinig; yethow brythonek/predennek; yezhoù predenek) form one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic language family; the other is Goidelic.
Brittonic languages and Medieval Welsh literature · Brittonic languages and Wales ·
Carmarthen
Carmarthen (Caerfyrddin, "Merlin's fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire in Wales.
Carmarthen and Medieval Welsh literature · Carmarthen and Wales ·
Celtic Britons
The Britons, also known as Celtic Britons or Ancient Britons, were Celtic people who inhabited Great Britain from the British Iron Age into the Middle Ages, at which point their culture and language diverged into the modern Welsh, Cornish and Bretons (among others).
Celtic Britons and Medieval Welsh literature · Celtic Britons and Wales ·
Common Brittonic
Common Brittonic was an ancient Celtic language spoken in Britain.
Common Brittonic and Medieval Welsh literature · Common Brittonic and Wales ·
Cumbric
Cumbric was a variety of the Common Brittonic language spoken during the Early Middle Ages in the Hen Ogledd or "Old North" in what is now Northern England and southern Lowland Scotland.
Cumbric and Medieval Welsh literature · Cumbric and Wales ·
Cywydd
The cywydd (plural cywyddau) is one of the most important metrical forms in Welsh traditional poetry (cerdd dafod).
Cywydd and Medieval Welsh literature · Cywydd and Wales ·
Dafydd ap Gwilym
Dafydd ap Gwilym (c. 1315/1320 – c. 1350/1370) is regarded as one of the leading Welsh poets and amongst the great poets of Europe in the Middle Ages.
Dafydd ap Gwilym and Medieval Welsh literature · Dafydd ap Gwilym and Wales ·
Dyfed
Dyfed is a preserved county of Wales. It was created on 1 April 1974, as an amalgamation of the three pre-existing counties of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. It was abolished twenty-two years later, on 1 April 1996, when the three original counties were reinstated, Cardiganshire being renamed Ceredigion the following day. The name "Dyfed" is retained for certain ceremonial and other purposes. It is a mostly rural county in southwestern Wales with a coastline on the Irish Sea and the Bristol Channel.
Dyfed and Medieval Welsh literature · Dyfed and Wales ·
Eisteddfod
In Welsh culture, an eisteddfod (plural eisteddfodau) is a Welsh festival of literature, music and performance.
Eisteddfod and Medieval Welsh literature · Eisteddfod and Wales ·
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
England and Medieval Welsh literature · England and Wales ·
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffrey of Monmouth (Galfridus Monemutensis, Galfridus Arturus, Gruffudd ap Arthur, Sieffre o Fynwy; c. 1095 – c. 1155) was a British cleric and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur.
Geoffrey of Monmouth and Medieval Welsh literature · Geoffrey of Monmouth and Wales ·
Great Britain
Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe.
Great Britain and Medieval Welsh literature · Great Britain and Wales ·
Gwynedd
Gwynedd is a county in Wales, sharing borders with Powys, Conwy, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, and Ceredigion over the River Dyfi.
Gwynedd and Medieval Welsh literature · Gwynedd and Wales ·
Hen Ogledd
Yr Hen Ogledd, in English the Old North, is the region of Northern England and the southern Scottish Lowlands inhabited by the Celtic Britons of sub-Roman Britain in the Early Middle Ages.
Hen Ogledd and Medieval Welsh literature · Hen Ogledd and Wales ·
Historia Brittonum
The History of the Britons (Historia Brittonum) is a purported history of the indigenous British (Brittonic) people that was written around 828 and survives in numerous recensions that date from after the 11th century.
Historia Brittonum and Medieval Welsh literature · Historia Brittonum and Wales ·
Historia Regum Britanniae
Historia regum Britanniae (The History of the Kings of Britain), originally called De gestis Britonum (On the Deeds of the Britons), is a pseudohistorical account of British history, written around 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth.
Historia Regum Britanniae and Medieval Welsh literature · Historia Regum Britanniae and Wales ·
Hywel Dda
Hywel Dda (Hywel the Good) or Hywel ap Cadell (c.880 – 950) was a King of Deheubarth who eventually came to rule most of Wales.
Hywel Dda and Medieval Welsh literature · Hywel Dda and Wales ·
Ireland
Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.
Ireland and Medieval Welsh literature · Ireland and Wales ·
King Arthur
King Arthur is a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries.
King Arthur and Medieval Welsh literature · King Arthur and Wales ·
Kingdom of Gwynedd
The Principality or Kingdom of Gwynedd (Medieval Latin: Venedotia or Norwallia; Middle Welsh: Guynet) was one of several successor states to the Roman Empire that emerged in sub-Roman Britain in the 5th century during the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain.
Kingdom of Gwynedd and Medieval Welsh literature · Kingdom of Gwynedd and Wales ·
Kingdom of Powys
The Kingdom of Powys was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain.
Kingdom of Powys and Medieval Welsh literature · Kingdom of Powys and Wales ·
Lichfield Gospels
The Lichfield Gospels (recently more often referred to as the St Chad Gospels, but also known as the Book of Chad, the Gospels of St Chad, the St Teilo Gospels, the Llandeilo Gospels, and variations on these) is an 8th century Insular Gospel Book housed in Lichfield Cathedral.
Lichfield Gospels and Medieval Welsh literature · Lichfield Gospels and Wales ·
Llangollen
Llangollen is a small town and community in Denbighshire, north-east Wales, situated on the River Dee and on the edge of the Berwyn mountains.
Llangollen and Medieval Welsh literature · Llangollen and Wales ·
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (c. 1223 – 11 December 1282), sometimes written as Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, also known as Llywelyn the Last (lit), was Prince of Wales (Princeps Wallie; Tywysog Cymru) from 1258 until his death at Cilmeri in 1282.
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and Medieval Welsh literature · Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and Wales ·
Mabinogion
The Mabinogion are the earliest prose stories of the literature of Britain.
Mabinogion and Medieval Welsh literature · Mabinogion and Wales ·
Magnus Maximus
Magnus Maximus (Flavius Magnus Maximus Augustus, Macsen Wledig) (August 28, 388) was Western Roman Emperor from 383 to 388.
Magnus Maximus and Medieval Welsh literature · Magnus Maximus and Wales ·
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages (or Medieval Period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.
Medieval Welsh literature and Middle Ages · Middle Ages and Wales ·
National Library of Wales
The National Library of Wales (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru), Aberystwyth, is the national legal deposit library of Wales and is one of the Welsh Government sponsored bodies.
Medieval Welsh literature and National Library of Wales · National Library of Wales and Wales ·
Nennius
Nennius — or Nemnius or Nemnivus — was a Welsh monk of the 9th century.
Medieval Welsh literature and Nennius · Nennius and Wales ·
Normans
The Normans (Norman: Normaunds; Normands; Normanni) were the people who, in the 10th and 11th centuries, gave their name to Normandy, a region in France.
Medieval Welsh literature and Normans · Normans and Wales ·
Owain Glyndŵr
Owain Glyndŵr (c. 1359 – c. 1415), or Owain Glyn Dŵr, was a Welsh ruler and the last native Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru) but to many, viewed as an unofficial king.
Medieval Welsh literature and Owain Glyndŵr · Owain Glyndŵr and Wales ·
Owain Gwynedd
Owain ap Gruffudd (23 or 28 November 1170) was King of Gwynedd, North Wales, from 1137 until his death in 1170, succeeding his father Gruffudd ap Cynan.
Medieval Welsh literature and Owain Gwynedd · Owain Gwynedd and Wales ·
Powys
Powys is a principal area, a county and one of the preserved counties of Wales.
Medieval Welsh literature and Powys · Powys and Wales ·
Prose
Prose is a form of language that exhibits a natural flow of speech and grammatical structure rather than a rhythmic structure as in traditional poetry, where the common unit of verse is based on meter or rhyme.
Medieval Welsh literature and Prose · Prose and Wales ·
Red Book of Hergest
The Red Book of Hergest (Llyfr Coch Hergest, Jesus College, Oxford, MS 111) is a large vellum manuscript written shortly after 1382, which ranks as one of the most important medieval manuscripts written in the Welsh language.
Medieval Welsh literature and Red Book of Hergest · Red Book of Hergest and Wales ·
Saint David
Saint David (Dewi Sant; Davidus; 500 589) was a Welsh bishop of Mynyw (now St Davids) during the 6th century; he was later regarded as a saint.
Medieval Welsh literature and Saint David · Saint David and Wales ·
Saunders Lewis
Saunders Lewis (born John Saunders Lewis) (15 October 1893 – 1 September 1985) was a Welsh poet, dramatist, historian, literary critic, and political activist.
Medieval Welsh literature and Saunders Lewis · Saunders Lewis and Wales ·
Saxons
The Saxons (Saxones, Sachsen, Seaxe, Sahson, Sassen, Saksen) were a Germanic people whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country (Old Saxony, Saxonia) near the North Sea coast of what is now Germany.
Medieval Welsh literature and Saxons · Saxons and Wales ·
Scotland
Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
Medieval Welsh literature and Scotland · Scotland and Wales ·
Taliesin
Taliesin (6th century AD) was an early Brythonic poet of Sub-Roman Britain whose work has possibly survived in a Middle Welsh manuscript, the Book of Taliesin.
Medieval Welsh literature and Taliesin · Taliesin and Wales ·
Tenby
Tenby (Dinbych-y-pysgod, meaning fortlet of the fish) is a walled seaside town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on the western side of Carmarthen Bay.
Medieval Welsh literature and Tenby · Tenby and Wales ·
Wales
Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.
Medieval Welsh literature and Wales · Wales and Wales ·
Welsh language
Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg) is a member of the Brittonic branch of the Celtic languages.
Medieval Welsh literature and Welsh language · Wales and Welsh language ·
Welsh law
Welsh law is the primary and secondary legislation generated by the National Assembly for Wales, according to devolved authority granted in the Government of Wales Act 2006.
Medieval Welsh literature and Welsh law · Wales and Welsh law ·
Welsh Triads
The Welsh Triads (Trioedd Ynys Prydein, "Triads of the Island of Britain") are a group of related texts in medieval manuscripts which preserve fragments of Welsh folklore, mythology and traditional history in groups of three.
Medieval Welsh literature and Welsh Triads · Wales and Welsh Triads ·
White Book of Rhydderch
The White Book of Rhydderch (Welsh: Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 4-5) is one of the most notable and celebrated surviving manuscripts in Welsh.
Medieval Welsh literature and White Book of Rhydderch · Wales and White Book of Rhydderch ·
Whitland
Whitland (Welsh: Hendy-gwyn, lit. "Old White House", or Hendy-gwyn ar Daf, "Old White House on the River Taf", both in reference to the medieval Ty Gwyn ar Daf) is a community and small town in Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales, lying on the River Tâf.
Medieval Welsh literature and Whitland · Wales and Whitland ·
William Salesbury
William Salesbury also Salusbury (c. 1520 – c. 1584) was the leading Welsh scholar of the Renaissance and the principal translator of the 1567 Welsh New Testament.
Medieval Welsh literature and William Salesbury · Wales and William Salesbury ·
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Medieval Welsh literature and Wales Comparison
Medieval Welsh literature has 157 relations, while Wales has 996. As they have in common 55, the Jaccard index is 4.77% = 55 / (157 + 996).
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