Raglan Library was a
library
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located in
Raglan Castle
Raglan Castle ( cy, Castell Rhaglan) is a late medieval castle located just north of the village of Raglan in the county of Monmouthshire in south east Wales. The modern castle dates from between the 15th and early 17th centuries, when the succ ...
in the county of
Monmouthshire
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in south east
Wales
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.
The library contained one of the most extensive collections of ancient Welsh
manuscript
A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printing, printed or repr ...
s in history.
This included works by
Dafydd ap Gwilym,
Taliesin
Taliesin ( , ; 6th century AD) was an early Brittonic poet of Sub-Roman Britain whose work has possibly survived in a Middle Welsh manuscript, the '' Book of Taliesin''. Taliesin was a renowned bard who is believed to have sung at the courts ...
,
Rhys Goch
:''Distinguish from Rhys Goch ap Rhicert and Rhys Goch Glyndyfrdwy (fl. 1460)''
Rhys Goch Eryri (or Rhys ab Dafydd) ( fl. 1385 – 1448), was a 15th-century bard who lived at Hafod Garegog, near Beddgelert in North Wales. He was acquainted with Da ...
,
Jonas of Menevia
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,
Ederyn the Golden-tongued
Edern ap Nudd ( la, Hiderus; Old french: Yder or ') was a knight of the Round Table in Arthur's court in early Arthurian tradition. As the son of Nudd (the ''Nu'', ''Nut'' or ''Nuc'' of Old French, Arthurian romance
), he is the brother of Gwyn, ...
,
Einion the Priest,
Cwtta Cyvarwydd,
Siôn Cent
Siôn Cent (c. 1400 – 1430/45), (or 1367? – 1430?) was a Welsh language poet, and is an important figure in Medieval Welsh literature.
Similarity to other persons
He has also been called Sion Gwent by Gruffydd Robert and Sion Y Kent and Sion K ...
and
Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug
Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug (died 1371), also known as Dafydd Ddu Athro o Hiraddug, was a Welsh language poet, grammarian, and Roman Catholic priest in the diocese of Llanelwy (St Asaph). He was once believed to be the son of a certain Hywel ap Madog of ...
amongst others.
It was destroyed and looted by
parliamentarian forces under
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English politician and military officer who is widely regarded as one of the most important statesmen in English history. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1651 Wars of the Three Ki ...
in August 1646, during the
English civil war
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians (" Roundheads") and Royalists led by Charles I ("Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of England's governance and issues of re ...
.
The destruction of Raglan Library was described as an ''" loss to the literature of Wales"''.
References
External links
Raglan Castle and the Civil War on castlewales.com{{Authority control
Former library buildings in Wales
Ancient libraries
Demolished buildings and structures in Wales