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- Herausgeber: Eagles and Dragons Publishing
- Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
- Serie: Historia
- Sprache: Englisch
HISTORIA: A Gateway to Ancient and Medieval History and Archaeology!
This book introduces the reader to one of the most important and moving literary works to come out of Dark Age Britain: TheGododdin of Aneirin.
The Gododdin is not only a praise poem and elegy for three hundred British warriors who made a heroic last stand against the invaders of their island, it is also an important source for understanding the culture, people, and events of the seventh century.
In this book, the reader will learn about the poem itself, the historical background, as well as the archaeological evidence that has come to light.
The Gododdin is an inspiring, tragic tribute to ‘three hundred gold-torqued warriors’, composed by a man who was their contemporary and friend who sought to ensure their sacrifice would never be forgotten.
If you are studying The Gododdin itself, or have an interest in Celtic, Arthurian, or Dark Age studies, then you will enjoy this short study of the heroic last stand of three hundred men against thousands, an act of historical bravery worthy of the successors of Arthur himself.
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018
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Contents
Y Gododdin: The Last Stand of Three Hundred Britons
Copyright
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Y Gododdin: The Last Stand of Three Hundred Britons
Preface
I - On Heroic Poems
II - Historical Background
III - Y Gododdin - A Tale of Three Hundred Britons
IV - The Archaeology of the Fortress of Gododdin
Conclusion
Bibliography
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Historia III
Y Gododdin: The Last Stand of Three Hundred Britons
Understanding People and Events during Britain’s Heroic Age
By: Adam Alexander Haviaras
Y Gododdin: The Last Stand of Three Hundred Britons - Understanding People and Events during Britain’s Heroic Age and the Historia series
Copyright © 2018 by Adam Alexander Haviaras
Eagles and Dragons Publishing, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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ISBN: 978-1-988309-16-3
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Historia III
Y Gododdin: The Last Stand of Three Hundred Britons
Understanding People and Events during Britain’s Heroic Age
Preface
When it comes to primary sources from the ancient and medieval worlds, it can be a chore to wade through many of them, and once the work is finished, the research done, they are easy to forget.
There are other texts, however, that linger in the mind, whose words hover in the heart and are not easily forgotten.
Y Gododdin is one such source.
This heroic poem by the Briton, Aneirin, is like a song you hear once, but which you cannot forget afterward. It stays with you, the words, the world it creates, the implications of the events, the people you are introduced to.
Y Gododdin is a very special poem from a period in history from which little has come down to us - the period commonly labelled the ‘Dark Ages’.
I first studied this ancient poem as part of my research into the historical ‘King Arthur’, for this is one of the few sources which actually mention ‘Arthur’ by name:
Gorddur used to bring black crows down in front of the wall of the fortified town - though he was not Arthur - amongst men mighty in feats… (Y Gododdin, Aneirin)
Y Gododdin is often cited in relation to this single, important mention of ‘Arthur’, a warrior others are compared to, from the period shortly before the events of Y Gododdin. However, the poem is much more than that. This is a heroic song about what could be called the end of Celtic Britain or, if you like, the end of the Arthurian period in Britain.
Rome had left long ago and, for a time, the warlord Arthur and the Britons held the Saxons, Angles and others at bay. That is, until the fateful last-stand of the men of Gododdin at the Battle of Catraeth, which is commemorated by Aneirin in Y Gododdin.
This poem is a tragic but inspiring elegy about the successors of Arthur, written by a contemporary witness, a friend, of the warriors who fought at Catraeth.
The following pages represent a short, accessible summary of some of my research into this ancient Welsh text and the period and people it represents. New theories and ideas may have emerged since I wrote this, but the information found herein is relevant, the history of sacrifice true.
Before reading this work I highly suggest you read Y Gododdin itself and let Aneirin’s words wash over you.
