|
| Author | Topic: "Armes Prydein" |
| Hazel |
posted 4/18/04 4:07 PM
Is anyone familiar-enough with "Armes Prydein" to answer a couple of questions for me? Hazel |
| peter williams |
posted 4/18/04 5:00 PM
go ahead, Hazel, ask your question (s) and the sage will answer. |
| Hazel |
posted 4/18/04 7:06 PM
Good, I need a sage today. Glad you know what Armes Prydein is. Saves that much writing. Someone told me that Armes Prydein was in Skene's "The Four Ancient Books of Wales". Based on that, I ordered it. $55!!!!! I find no "Armes Prydein" nor its usual translation, "The Prophecy of Britain". However, I do find "The Omen of Prydein The Great". The translation doesn't quite fit but it might be the same. I am wondering if this is in fact, "Armes Prydein". It starts off with, "The Awen foretells the hastening of The multitude possessed of wealth and peace";". Please, what do you think? Thanks. Hazel |
| peter williams |
posted 4/19/04 10:48 PM
The prophecy of Britain, in The Book ofTaliesin (c. l275) has the theme that theWelsh ,mallied to their Celtic cousins in Çornwall, IReland, Brittany and the OldNorth (Strathclyde) also theSandinavians of Dublin, witll unite to drive the ENglish from the whole Isle of Briain. The poem folowed the vicotires of Athelstan over the British (Celts) at Brunanburgh in 937. author was probalby a monk from South Wales who states that vicotry will come throuigh the intercession of Dewi (St. David) and the saints. I don't know anything about the poem you mentioned. |
| Hazel |
posted 4/22/04 10:41 AM
Thank you, Peter. The only way I'll know is to find out what the first two or four lines of Armes Prydein say. I might try writing to the National Library of Wales. They were very helpful once before. Hazel |
| Ifan |
posted 4/26/04 3:35 PM
Good job they didn't expect us to do it on the Rugby field!!! |
| Jean-Claude EVEN |
posted 3/21/05 10:20 AM
Here is a link. I am also working on to translate in french and breton. JCE http://marikavel.org/documents/armes-prydein/armes-prydein.htm History of the Britons during the celtic, roman, and midl-age times |
|
|