List of Welsh historical documents

This is a list of Welsh important historical documents connected to Wales and/or the Welsh language, starting from the early medieval period. These documents are written in various stages of the Welsh language as well as other languages such as Latin.

List
List of important historic documents (in order of time written)
TitleDateLanguageTranslationContentsAuthor/Translator
Early Middle Ages
Historia BrittonumAround 828LatinThe History of BritainIncludes Arthurian legendsNennius
High Middle Ages
Historia Regum Britanniae1136LatinThe Regal History of BritainPseudo-historical account of British history & kings from the founding of Celtic Britain until 682AD.[1][2]Geoffrey of Monmouth
Llyfr Du GaerfyrddinBefore 1250Middle WelshThe Black Book of CarmarthenVellum codex: 9th-12th C poetry
Annales Cambriae 12th Century Latin The Annals of Wales Welsh history timeline from 447AD to 954AD [3]
Late Middle Ages
Brut y Tywysogion1330Middle Welsh translation
of lost Latin work		Chronicle of the PrincesContinues Welsh history from the end of History Regum Britanniae beginning with the death of Cadwaladr Fendigaid in 682. Ends with a later addition of the period 1282-1332.[2] An unknown Welshman[2]
Cyfraith Hywel 1350 Welsh Laws of Hywel Include a core of laws of King of Deheubarth, Hywel Dda likely passed during the reign 942–948, although this text contains later laws of the 12th and 13th centuries.[4]
Leges Hywel Dda Mid 13th century Latin Laws of Hywel Latin version of Laws of Hywel Dda.[5]
Llyfr Du y WaunMid 13th centuryWelshThe Black Book of ChirkCodex; First record of Hywel Dda's Welsh lawsLlywelyn ap Gruffudd
Llyfr Aneirin2nd half of 13th centuryOld/Middle WelshThe Book of AneurinPoetryAneurin
Cronicon de Wallia Late 13th Century Latin The Chronicles of Wales Welsh history during the period 1190–1266. From Exeter Cathedral.[6]
Llyfr Coch HergestShortly after 1382WelshThe Red Book of HergestVellum manuscript: Mabinogion; the poetry of the Gogynfeirdd
Llythr Pennal1406LatinPennal LetterA vision of an independent WalesOwain Glyndŵr
Llyfr Taliesin1st half of 14th centuryOld/Middle WelshBook of TaliesinEarly medieval poetryTaliesin
Llyfr Gwynedd Rhydderch Mid 14th century Welsh The White Book of Rhydderch Four branches of the mabinogi.
Renaissance
Yny lhyvyr hwnn1546WelshIn this bookThe first book printed in Welsh Literary heritage of WalesSir John Price
Y Beibl cyssegr-lan1588WelshThe BibleThe old and new testaments of the Bible. William Morgan
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References
  1. Dalton, Paul (October 2005). "The Topical Concerns of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britannie: History, Prophecy, Peacemaking, and English Identity in the Twelfth Century". Journal of British Studies. 44 (4): 688–712. doi:10.1086/431937. ISSN 1545-6986. S2CID 162626954.
  2. "Chronicle of the Princes | The National Library of Wales". www.library.wales. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  3. "Internet History Sourcebooks". sourcebooks.fordham.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  4. "A Welsh text of the Laws of Hywel Dda | The National Library of Wales". www.library.wales. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  5. "Laws of Hywel Dda | The National Library of Wales". www.library.wales. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  6. "Cronicon de Wallia | Welsh Chronicles | Bangor University". croniclau.bangor.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
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