Sachgebiete

Beschreibung:

S. 261-282, 8°; geheftet.

Bemerkung:

Gutes Ex.; Einband etwas berieben. - Umschlag mit WIDMUNG von Beverley Smith; signiert. - "The material relating to the years 1197-1201 in the Cronica and in Brut y Tywysogyon reveals an unmistakable sympathy towards Gruffudd the son of Rhys ap GrufFudd. In each chronicle Gruffudd is regarded as the true heir of the Lord Rhys. Upon the death of Rhys in 1197 'Griffinus filius eius successit ei in patrio regimine'; 'Gruffud y vab a lywyawd y deyrnas yn y ol'; 'y dynessawd Gruffud y vab yn y ol yn llywodraeth y kyfoeth'. The entries in the Cronica and in Peniarth MS. 20 which record the death of Gruf-fudd in 1201 are also in close agreement. His demise is deeply regretted. He was 'Griffinus magni Resi filius de iure Kambrie princeps et heres'; 'mab yr arglwyd rys a thywyssawc Kymry herwyd dylyet ac etiuedyaeth'.4 Equally clearly, both texts convey an aversion to Maelgwn ap Rhys; he incurs the strictures of both chroniclers for the loss of Cardigan in 1200, Llandovery and Dinefwr in 1204, for the death of his brother Hywel in the same year and that of Cadifor ap Gruffudd in 1206.5 Thereafter, however, the Cronica reveals certain slight but significant differences from the texts of both the Peniarth MS. 20 and the Red Book of Hergest versions. The entries relating to the year 1209 are instructive. Substantially the entries are the same. Rhys and Owain, sons of GrufFudd ap Rhys attacked the castle of Llangadog and, after killing some and capturing others of the garrison, they burned it. The Cronica differs in that it supplies the exact date of the attack and in that the castle of Llangadog is stated to be that of Rhys Fychan, the uncle of the attackers. ?" (262)