Brut y TywysogionBrut y Tywysogion (English: Chronicle of the Princes) is one of the most important primary sources for Welsh history. It is an annalisticchronicle that serves as a continuation of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae. Brut y Tywysogion has survived as several Welsh translations of an original Latin version, which has not itself survived.
NenniusNennius – or Nemnius or Nemnivus – was a Welsh monk of the 9th century. He has traditionally been credited with authorship of the Historia Brittonum, based on the prologue affixed to that work. Nennius was a student of Elvodugus, commonly identified with the bishop Elfodd of Bangor, who convinced British ecclesiastics to accept the Continental dating for Easter, and who died in 809 according to the Annales Cambriae.
EasterCommemoration of the resurrection of Jesus ChristEaster, also called Pasch () or Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian celebration and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the Bible's New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvaryc. 30 AD.
BedeAnglo-Saxon monk, writer and saint (672/3–735)Bede, OSB (; Old English: Bēda; 672/3 – 26 May 735), also known as the Venerable Bede or Bede the Venerable, was a NorthumbrianBenedictine monk, author and scholar in the Kingdom of Northumbria, which encompassed modern day southern Scotland and northern England.
Synod of WhitbyThe Synod of Whitby was a Christian administrative gathering held in Northumbria in 664, wherein King Oswiu ruled that his kingdom would calculate Easter and observe the monastic tonsure according to the customs of Rome rather than the customs practised by Irish monks at Iona and its satellite institutions. The synod was summoned at Hilda's double monastery of Streonshalh (Streanæshalch), later called Whitby Abbey, in modern day Yorkshire.
Historia BrittonumThe History of the Britons (Latin: Historia Brittonum) is a purported history of early Britain written around 829-30 that survives in numerous recensions from after the 11th century. The Historia Brittonum is commonly attributed to Nennius, as some recensions have a preface written in that name. Some experts have dismissed the Nennian preface as a late forgery and argued that the work was actually an anonymous compilation.
HolyheadHolyhead (; Welsh: Caergybipronounced, 'Cybi's fort') is a historic port town, and is the largest town and a community in the county of the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. Holyhead is on Holy Island, bounded by the Irish Sea to the north, and is separated from Anglesey island by the narrow Cymyran Strait. It was originally connected to Anglesey via the Four Mile Bridge.Bleiddud (bishop)Bleiddud was Bishop of St David's (then known as Menevia) in Wales from 1061 to 1071. Little is known of him. His name is sometimes given as Bedwd. The name Bleiddud appears to be derived from the Welsh blaidd, wolf, and tud, tribe or the territory of a tribe. A bishop of the diocese named Joseph died in 1061, and Bleiddud was his successor.
AngleseyIsland county in WalesCounty in WalesAnglesey ( ), or Ynys Môn (Welsh:), is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms the majority of the county of the Isle of Anglesey, which also includes Holy Island to the west and some islets and skerries. The county borders Gwynedd across the Menai Strait to the south-east and is otherwise surrounded by the Irish Sea. Holyhead is the largest town, and the administrative centre is Llangefni.
Date of EasterA calendar of the dates of Easter, for the 95 years 532–626, marble, in the Museum of Ravenna Cathedral, Italy. Five 19-year cycles are represented as concentric circles.
LatinLatin (lingua Latina or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area around Rome, Italy. Through the expansion of the Roman Republic, it became the dominant language in the Italian Peninsula and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire.
Cadell DdyrnllwgCadell Ddyrnllwg (Welsh for 'Cadell of the Gleaming Hilt'; born c. AD 430) was a semi-legendary mid-5th century King of Powys. Much of what is known of him involves a heavily-mythologized account of his rise to power thanks to divine intervention.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.