Book of Aneirin

Book of Aneirin

The Book of Aneirin ( _cy. Llyfr Aneirin) is a late 13th century Welsh manuscript containing Old and Middle Welsh poetry attributed to the late 6th century Northern Brythonic poet, Aneirin.

The manuscript is kept at Cardiff Central Library. It dates from around 1265, but is probably a copy of a lost 9th century original. The poetry would originally have been kept alive through oral tradition. The most well known poem contained within its pages is "Y Gododdin", an early Welsh-language poem commemorating the warriors from Gododdin (Lothian in modern Scotland) who fell at the Battle of Catraeth (probably Catterick in North Yorkshire) around the year 600. Parts of this do appear to be contemporary with Aneirin. The other poetry, with no connection to this battle, includes, amongst others, a short poem for a child named Dinogad, describing how his father goes hunting and fishing.

External links

* [http://www.gtj.org.uk/item.php?lang=en&id=17975&t=1 Llyfr Aneirin, ca. 1265] from the [http://www.gtj.org.uk Gathering the Jewels] website. "Includes full colour images of the entire manuscript."
* [http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/aindex.html The Book of Aneurin] English Translation, from the [http://www.maryjones.us/index.html Celtic Literature Collective] website.


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