First in-depth investigation of the genealogies of medieval Wales,
bringing out their full significance. Genealogy was a central
element of life in medieval Wales. It was the force that held
society together and the framework for all political action. For
these reasons, genealogical writing in medieval Wales, as elsewhere
in Europe,became a fundamental tool for representing and
manipulating perceptions of the socio-political order across
historical and literary time. From its beginnings within an early
medieval Insular genre of genealogical writing, Welsh genealogy
developed across the Middle Ages as a unique and pervasive
phenomenon. This book provides the first integrated study of and
comprehensive introduction to genealogy in medieval Wales, setting
it in the context of genealogical writing from Ireland, England and
beyond and tracing its evolution from the eighth to the sixteenth
century. The three most important collections of secular
genealogies are carefully analysed and their composition is
considered in relation to medieval Welsh politics. Particular
attention is devoted to the pedigrees of the kings and princes of
Gwynedd, which were subject to many intricate alterations over
time. The book also includes fresh criticaleditions of the most
significant extant collections of secular genealogy.
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