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The Welsh language and the history of Wales are, of course, intertwined. Today I want to demonstrate how even the smallest parts of this Celtic language can help tell us the fascinating story that is Welsh history.
These letters tell a tale of an alphabet written down by those unfamiliar to it, with strange inconsistencies and unique Welsh letters that dot the landscape of the Welsh manuscripts. How a language that was banned from the government and the courts found a new home in the church and in religion, saving it from the fate that has befallen its Celtic neighbours. And how controversial, but ultimately necessary, reforms made the Welsh language fit for the printing press.
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[1] Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru - www.geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html
[2] Moran, Steven & McCloy, Daniel (eds.) 2019. PHOIBLE 2.0. phoible.org/parameters?sSearc...
[3] Everson et al. (2006). Proposal to add medievalist characters to the UCS. International Organization for Standardization. folk.uib.no/hnooh/mufi/propos...
[4] Owen, A. (1841). Ancient Laws and Institutes of Wales: Comprising Laws Supposed to be Enacted by Howel the Good, Volume 2. London: G. E. Eyre and A. Spottiswoode, p.50.
[5] Tolkien, J. R. R. (1997). The Monsters and the Critics. London: HarperCollins, p.165
[6] Moreno, M.L. (2005). Frequency Analysis in Light of Language Innovation. San Diego: University of California. mathweb.ucsd.edu/~crypto/Proj...
Music:
Out of the Skies, Under the Earth, I Don't See the Branches, I See the Leaves by Chris Zabriskie are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. creativecommons.org/licenses/...
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Image Attribution:
Llawysgrif Hendregadredd - National Library of Wales. hdl.handle.net/10107/4632443 (p.6,18)
Testament Newydd - National Library of Wales. hdl.handle.net/10107/4755114 (p.846,6)
Brut y Brenhinedd - National Library of Wales. hdl.handle.net/10107/4396654 (p.7,15)
"Cerflun o William Salesbury" by Llywelyn2000 - cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 - creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Laws of Hywel Dda - National Library of Wales. hdl.handle.net/10107/4399038 (p.11,12)
Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch - National Library of Wales. hdl.handle.net/10107/4396205 (p.15)
Esgob William Morgan - National Library of Wales. hdl.handle.net/10107/5227639
Y Beibl cyssegr-lan sef Yr Hen Destament, a'r Newydd - National Library of Wales. hdl.handle.net/10107/4701320 (p.2)
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