Silva Nurmio, Sarah Waidler, Myriah Williams (eds) — Medieval Wales and the Celtic World. Context & Approaches, Knowledge & Exchange

, Brepols, 2026 Hardback, 392 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:3 b/w, 12 col., 13 tables b/w., Language: English. ISBN 9782503619859. Summary This volume takes a wide view of medieval Wales and its neighbours - both geographic and linguistic - exploring Wales's place within the broader medieval and Celtic worlds. It examines a range of historical and cultural links within and beyond the British Isles, considering how Wales was shaped by and contributed to wider intellectual and societal developments. Covering a chronological span that includes earlier influences on medieval Welsh culture, as well as aspects that extend beyond traditional medieval boundaries, the book engages with language, literature, and history in a broad and inclusive framework. The contributors gathered here draw on diverse methodologies, including linguistic, book historical, narratological, and sociopolitical approaches, to trace threads of exchange and transformation that connect Wales to neighbouring regions and cultures, both old and new. These threads are woven into a rich tapestry that brings the medieval Welsh world vividly to life. In doing so, the volume seeks to situate Welsh and Celtic Studies within the wider context of medieval European scholarship, presenting its contributions and approaches as part of a broader, interconnected intellectual landscape. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Silva Nurmio, Sarah Waidler, and Myriah Williams Paul Russell: Scholar, Teacher, Mentor Charlene Eska Legenda 9 Lectionum de Sancto Danieli and Syr Dafydd Trefor's 'Moliant i Ddeiniol' David Callander The Age of Heroes and the Age of Saints: Arthur and Authority in the Lives of the Welsh Saints Sarah Waidler The Fractal Structure of Medieval Welsh Prose Tales. A Prolegomenon Natalia Petrovskaia Gereint vab Erbin: Un-Romance or Ur-Romance Dara Hellman Conquest, Advice, and Kingly Encounters: Transmarine Movement and the Structure of the Journey in Four Middle Welsh Prose Tales Kelly Randell A Judicial Curse Tablet? Chamalières Revisited Alderik Blom Herd Mentality: Animal Nouns and Individuation in the Brittonic Languages Silva Nurmio Orthographical Archaeology in Thirteenth-Century Welsh Chronicles Ben Guy Scribal Authority and Hagiographical Adaptation in London, British Library, Cotton Titus D. xxii Georgia Henley Scribal (In)experience among Thirteenth-Century Law Scribes: Abbreviations in the Black Book of Chirk Myriah Williams The 'Lament' of Rhygyfarch ap Sulien and its Manuscript Context Sarah Zeiser Political Alliances across the Irish Sea in the Eleventh Century Rebecca Thomas Not to Be Glossed Over: Medieval Irish Glossaries and the Caíer Narrative Alice Taylor-Griffiths