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Book Synopsis The Arthurian Place Names of Wales by : Scott Lloyd
Download or read book The Arthurian Place Names of Wales written by Scott Lloyd and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2017-02-27 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book examines all of the available source materials, dating from the ninth century to the present, that have associated Arthur with sites in Wales. The material ranges from Medieval Latin chronicles, French romances and Welsh poetry through to the earliest printed works, antiquarian notebooks, periodicals, academic publications and finally books, written by both amateur and professional historians alike, in the modern period that have made various claims about the identity of Arthur and his kingdom. All of these sources are here placed in context, with the issues of dating and authorship discussed, and their impact and influence assessed. This book also contains a gazetteer of all the sites mentioned, including those yet to be identified, and traces their Arthurian associations back to their original source.
Book Synopsis The Place-names of Wales by : Thomas Morgan
Download or read book The Place-names of Wales written by Thomas Morgan and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales by : Hywel Wyn Owen
Download or read book Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales written by Hywel Wyn Owen and published by Gomer Press Limited. This book was released on 2007 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scholarly and accessible dictionary, the first of its kind in Wales, deals with most of the place-names of Wales as well as prominent features of the landscape. For each name, the authors provide the evidence of historical forms and dates, identify the etymological elements, comment on the derivation, meaning and linguistic development, and explain the topographic, social or historical significance. Based on the authors' original research and that of other place-names scholars past and present, this authoritative dictionary also includes an invaluable glossary of the place-names elements.
Book Synopsis The Place-names of Wales by : Hywel Wyn Owen
Download or read book The Place-names of Wales written by Hywel Wyn Owen and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Place-names of Wales by : Hywel Wyn Owen
Download or read book The Place-names of Wales written by Hywel Wyn Owen and published by English Language. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Place-Names of Wales" was originally published in 1998 and reissued in 2005 in the Pocket Guide series. This current updated publication adds some 30 places but more importantly takes advantage of recent research. The entry for each place-name provides details of historical forms and dates, analyses each name into its component linguistic elements with meaning, tracks the later linguistic development of the name and the influences upon it particularly within a bilingual society, compares the name with similar names elsewhere and interprets that meaning within the history of Wales and in the local context having regard for the landscape and changing land-use. The introduction, as well as explaining the link between place-names and language, history and landscape, has a section on the significance of place-name study, and a short section to allow non-Welsh speakers to understand some relevant sound-changes
Book Synopsis Place-Names of Flintshire by : Hywel Wyn Owen
Download or read book Place-Names of Flintshire written by Hywel Wyn Owen and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2017-07-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first thorough, authoritative study of the place-names of the entire pre-1974 Flintshire, scholarly in substance, readable in presentation, with its selection of names based on the OS Landranger 1:50,000 map. The entry for each of the 800 names presents a grid reference, documentary and oral evidence with dates, derivation and meaning, and a discussion of the significance of the name in terms of history, language, landscape and industrial associations. Additionally, comparisons are drawn with similar names in other parts of Wales and the UK, and the later linguistic development of names is charted in light of the particular influences of a bilingual society.
Book Synopsis A Dictionary of British Place-Names by : David Mills
Download or read book A Dictionary of British Place-Names written by David Mills and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-20 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Abbas Combe to Zennor, this dictionary gives the meaning and origin of place names in the British Isles, tracing their development from earliest times to the present day.
Book Synopsis Place-names of Glamorgan by : Richard Morgan
Download or read book Place-names of Glamorgan written by Richard Morgan and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Place-Names of Glamorgan investigates the historical evidence and meanings of more than 1,100 place-names in the historic county of Glamorgan, stretching from Rhossili to Rumney and Rhoose to Rhigos.
Book Synopsis Place-Names of Flintshire by : Hywel Wyn Owen
Download or read book Place-Names of Flintshire written by Hywel Wyn Owen and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2017-07-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first thorough, authoritative study of the place-names of the entire pre-1974 Flintshire, scholarly in substance, readable in presentation, with its selection of names based on the OS Landranger 1:50,000 map. The entry for each of the 800 names presents a grid reference, documentary and oral evidence with dates, derivation and meaning, and a discussion of the significance of the name in terms of history, language, landscape and industrial associations. Additionally, comparisons are drawn with similar names in other parts of Wales and the UK, and the later linguistic development of names is charted in light of the particular influences of a bilingual society.
Book Synopsis The Place-names of England and Wales by : James Brown Johnston
Download or read book The Place-names of England and Wales written by James Brown Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Place-Names of Wales by : Hywel Wyn Owen
Download or read book The Place-Names of Wales written by Hywel Wyn Owen and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2015-02-15 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Place-Names of Wales was originally published in 1998 and reissued in 2005 in the Pocket Guide series. This current updated publication adds some thirty entries, which importantly take into consideration more recent research. The entry for each place-name provides details of historical forms and dates; analyses each name into its component linguistic elements; tracks the later linguistic development of the name and the influences upon it particularly within a bilingual society; compares the name with similar names elsewhere, and interprets that meaning within the history of Wales and in the local context having regard for the landscape and changing land-use. In addition to explaining the link between place-names and language, history and landscape, the introduction includes a section on the significance of place-name study, and a short section to allow non-Welsh speakers to understand some relevant sound-changes.
Book Synopsis Dictionary of the Place-Names of Wales by : Hywel Wyn Owen
Download or read book Dictionary of the Place-Names of Wales written by Hywel Wyn Owen and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-20 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative dictionary of the meanings and derivations of Welsh place-names. The first of its kind in Wales, this volume deals with most of the place-names of Wales as well as prominent features of the landscape. Also includes an invaluable glossary of the place-name elements. First published in November 2007.
Book Synopsis The Place-Names of Wales by : Thomas Morgan
Download or read book The Place-Names of Wales written by Thomas Morgan and published by Dalcassian Publishing Company. This book was released on 1912-01-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Non-Celtic Place-names in Wales by : Bertie George Charles
Download or read book Non-Celtic Place-names in Wales written by Bertie George Charles and published by London University College 1938.. This book was released on 1938 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Welsh Place Names and Their Meanings by : Dewi Davies
Download or read book Welsh Place Names and Their Meanings written by Dewi Davies and published by Ylolfa. This book was released on 2011 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use this bestselling guide to Welsh place names to understand the meanings of the towns and villages you travel through, or read about. Buy now to enhance your enjoyment and understanding of your Welsh adventure!
Book Synopsis The Arthurian Place Names of Wales by : Scott Lloyd
Download or read book The Arthurian Place Names of Wales written by Scott Lloyd and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2017-02-27 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book examines all of the available source materials, dating from the ninth century to the present, that have associated Arthur with sites in Wales. The material ranges from Medieval Latin chronicles, French romances and Welsh poetry through to the earliest printed works, antiquarian notebooks, periodicals, academic publications and finally books, written by both amateur and professional historians alike, in the modern period that have made various claims about the identity of Arthur and his kingdom. All of these sources are here placed in context, with the issues of dating and authorship discussed, and their impact and influence assessed. This book also contains a gazetteer of all the sites mentioned, including those yet to be identified, and traces their Arthurian associations back to their original source.
Book Synopsis Handbook of the Origin of Place-names in Wales and Monmouthshire by : Thomas Morgan
Download or read book Handbook of the Origin of Place-names in Wales and Monmouthshire written by Thomas Morgan and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
