Gruffudd AP Cynan : A Collaborative Biography

K L Maund

ISBN 10: 0851153895 / ISBN 13: 9780851153896

Editore: Boydell & Brewer Jan 1997, 1997

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Neuware - Themes discussed include the role of Gruffudd and of Gwynedd in twelfth-century politics; the importance of the genealogical material associated with him, and of his mediaeval biography, Historia Grufud vab Kenan, the first extant biography of any Welsh king; his relations with the Normans and the Irish; and the wider question of Welsh relations with Ireland and the Norwegians in the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries. Dr K.L. MAUND teaches in the Department of History at Leicester University. Contributors: DAVID MOORE, C.P. LEWIS, DAVID E. THORNTON, K.L. MAUND, JUDITH JESCH, NERYS ANN JONES, CERI DAVIES, J.E. CAERWYN WILLIAMS.

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• Titolo: Gruffudd AP Cynan : A Collaborative Biography
• Editore: Boydell & Brewer Jan 1997
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0851153895
• ISBN 13: 9780851153896
• Rilegatura: Buch
• Condizione: Neu

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Riassunto

The life, career and medieval biography of Gruffudd ap Cynan, king of Gwynedd 1095-1137. The reign of the North Welsh king Gruffudd ap Cynan [1075-1135] marked the culmination of a century of rapid social and political change. A product of three cultures [Welsh, Irish and Scandinavian], Gruffudd faced a Wales dividedby Norman incursion and dynastic rivalry; his re-creation of his kingdom saw him acting on the wider (and often deadly) stage of Anglo-Norman politics, and surviving where more `traditional' Welsh rulers failed. His reign encouraged a new growth in Welsh literature and creativity, and is often looked upon as a literary `golden age'. This collaborative biography analyses key aspects of the career and context of this remarkable king. Dr K.L. MAUNDteaches in the School of History and Archaeology, University of Wales, Cardiff. Other contributors: DAVID MOORE, C.P. LEWIS, DAVID E. THORNTON, K.L. MAUND, JUDITH JESCH, NERYS ANN JONES, CERI DAVIES, J.E. CAERWYN WILLIAMS

Informazioni sull?autore

Dr K. L. Maund teaches in the School of History and Archaeology, University of Wales, Cardiff.