The Age of Owain Gwynedd: An Attempt at a Connected Account of the History of Wales from December, 1135, to November, 1170, to Which Are Added Several ... Chronology, of the Period (Classic Reprint)

Ou 6INTRODUCTION Mhe Xllth Century must always have a peculiar interest for the Welshman who studies the history of his country. It is the time when the struggle is keenest and most dramatic between the centralising forces of the A nglo-N orman monarchy and the Celtic tribal organisation, between the ecclesiastical ideals of the Celtic Church such as they appealed to Sulien, and those of the Roman Church such as they were conceived by Hildebrand. It is the time when the Literature of Wales revives and many of her great writers flourish ;the time too when Celtic folklore penetrates into the literature of the neighbouring peoples. The greatest Welsh figure of the middle of the Xilth Century is certainly Owain Gwynedd ;he and he alone, can form a central figure for the history of the time. From the death of Henry ist in 1135 to the final overthrow of Welsh independence by Edward ist, the three great national leaders are Owain Gwynedd, Rhys ap Gruffudd and Llywelyn Fawr. The present book aims at giving a connected and chronologically ordered account of the history of Wales during the years that Owain ruled in Gwynedd and exercised his influence over the destinies of the whole country. (ii35 1170 A.D.) It is published exactly as it was written, eleven years ago, for the Newport National Eisteddfod. An ideal history of Wales is at present an impossibility. Up to the present no particular period has found its historian ;it is no doubt at present difficult to find men who are competent to deal with all the sources. Still, it is only when monographs on each particular period will have cleared the way, that a complete history of the country will be justified. PAUL BARBIER Fils. The University, Lekos.
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