The Kingdom of Ceredigion

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  • čas přidán 6. 06. 2024
  • The Kingdom of Ceredigion was an important state in the history of Wales, while its individual accomplishments were not grand in scale, this kingdom still succeeded in both expanding its territory and maintaining its independence. Welsh history often overlooks the details of the smaller kingdoms, so today I will be telling you the complete history of Ceredigion, from its Celtic conception to its unity with Dyfed, and how even the smallest states can impact the history of Wales.
    0:00 - The Celts & The Romans
    7:36 - The Age of Kings
    15:39 - Drowning Dynasties
    Sources (turn on captions):
    Davies, W.H. (1961). The Romans in Cardiganshire. Ceredigion : Journal of the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society, IV(2), pp.85-93.
    journals.library.wales/view/1...
    [1]p.85
    [2]p.86
    [3]p.87
    [4]p.88
    [5]p.90
    [6]p.91
    [7]p.93
    Charles-Edwards, T.M. (2013). Wales and the Britons, 350-1064. Oxford: OUP, pp.20,176,495.
    [8]p.20
    [9]p.176
    [10]p.495
    Davies, J. (2007). A History of Wales. London: Penguin, pp.16,27-30,39-50,73,79,83,93.
    [11]p.16
    [12]p.27
    [13]p.28
    [14]p.29
    [15]p.30
    [16]p.39
    [17]p.40
    [18]p.41
    [19]p.45
    [20]p.47
    [21]p.48-49
    [22]p.50
    [23]p.73
    [24]p.79
    [25]p.83
    [26]p.93
    The Natural History. Pliny the Elder. John Bostock, M.D., F.R.S. H.T. Riley, Esq., B.A. London. Taylor and Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. 1855.
    [27]chap.30
    Ptolemy, C. (1932). Geography of Claudius Ptolemy (II). Translated by E.L. Stevenson. N. Y.: The New York Public Library.
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    Richards, M. (1962). Local Government in Cardiganshire, Medieval and Modern. Ceredigion : Journal of the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society, IV(3), pp.273-274.
    [29]p.273-274
    The Mabinogion. (1877). Translated by C. Guest. London: Bernard Quaritch.
    [30]Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed
    Philimore, E. (1888). The Annales Cambriae and Old Welsh Genealogies. Y Cymmrodor, IX, pp.141-168, 169-183.
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    [32]169-183
    Giles, J.A. (1848). Nennius: The History of the Britons, in Six Old English Chronicles. London: Henry G. Bohn.
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    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.
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    Lloyd, J. E. (1911). A History of Wales, Vol. 1. London: Longmans, Green and Co., pp.256-257.
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    [36]p.257
    Bartrum, P.C. (1993). A Welsh Classical Dictionary : People in History and Legend up to about A.D. 1000. The National Library of Wales.
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    Maund, K. (2006). The Welsh Kings. 3rd ed. United Kingdom: The History Press Ltd, pp.31-32,44,47-58.
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    [39]p.44
    [40]p.47-50
    [41]p.52-53
    [42]p.55
    [43]p.56-57
    [44]p.58
    Davis, W. (1990). Patterns of Power in Early Wales. Oxford: Clarendon.
    [45]chap.3
    Cook, A.S. (1906). Life of King Alfred. Boston: Ginn & Company.
    [46]p.80
    Music:
    'And It Is There, in Those Depths', 'Readers! Do You Read?', 'We Always Thought the Future Would Be Kind of Fun', 'Out of the Skies, Under the Earth', 'I Don't See the Branches, I See the Leaves', 'Is That You or Are You You?' by Chris Zabriskie are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. creativecommons.org/licenses/...
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    Artist: chriszabriskie.com/
    Map Attribution:
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    Image Attribution:
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    Owain Gwynedd - National Library of Wales (NLW).
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    Rice ap Gryffydd - NLW.
    hdl.handle.net/10107/4702869
    Roman Emperor - NLW.
    hdl.handle.net/10107/4806621 p.20
    Cunedda - NLW.
    hdl.handle.net/10107/4396654 p.41
    Agricola by Ad Meskens:
    commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 - creativecommons.org/licenses/...
    Corbalengi Stone
    cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Cered - geograph.org.uk/p/40156
    Hawarden Castle - NLW.
    hdl.handle.net/10107/4690846 p.94
    Ship - NLW.
    hdl.handle.net/10107/4690846 p.47
    Ogham Stone - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
    Macsen Wledig - NLW.
    Ceredig - NLW.
    Harleian Geneologies - NLW. By Sir John Morris-Jones
    hdl.handle.net/10107/1393466 p.4
    Maelgwn - NLW.
    Rhodri - NLW.
    "Arms of Llywelyn", "Coat of arms of Powys", and "Coat of arms of Deheubarth" by AlexD.
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    Alfred - NLW.
    hdl.handle.net/10107/4672776
    Hywel Dda - NLW.
    hdl.handle.net/10107/4400109 (p.13)
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Komentáře • 155

  • @CambrianChronicles
    @CambrianChronicles  Před 2 lety +95

    I’m hoping to reach 500 subscribers soon so I can have access to the community tab and keep you all updated, but for now I’ll just have to leave a comment here.
    The next video is on the way, I’m sorry its taken so long, but in exchange for the wait it’ll have a lot of extra content, I’m estimating the length to be around 40 minutes!
    I’m currently in the process of finishing the audio, and then I will start the animation, the whole process may take around another 2 weeks. I’m sorry for the long wait, but think of it as waiting slightly longer in exchange for a lot more content, I hope to see you then!

    • @eamonnclabby7067
      @eamonnclabby7067 Před 2 lety +4

      Good luck ,sir, we await...

    • @embreis2257
      @embreis2257 Před rokem +11

      that was quick. 2months later and you already enjoy 3,580 subscribers. grats

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před rokem +2

      Thank you!

    • @RatelHBadger
      @RatelHBadger Před rokem

      ​@@CambrianChronicles an equally hearty congratulations from me too, from the far end of the world (Aotearoa). As a long time follower of channels like History with Hilbert or more commercial ones like Chronicle and Timeline, I appreciate the little pockets your videos occupy in the ongoing narrative of the history of the British Isles. I only hope someone is able to do similar for the many stories for my islands. Local Maori very closely guard the retelling of such stories, and there is very little "correct" way to present them to an international audience, without some form of outcry from someone.
      I really appreciate your honesty and attempts to pronounce post Roman/pre Norman names. You are just conveying a message, in hopes that in the sharing, the old stories and names are remembered a little while longer.
      Congratulations again, and apologies for the long comment reply. My channel also has less than 500 subscribers (though now I have the community tab also) it is invaluable for maintaining a small collection of loyal supporters. (Not really appropriate to call them fans at this stage, I don't think).
      I look forward to seeing the next thing you are working on for us to digest.

    • @thehearingaid
      @thehearingaid Před rokem +7

      @@embreis2257 7 months later surpassed 30k.

  • @Highonwater3X
    @Highonwater3X Před 10 měsíci +100

    Your son really took a beating in this one!

    • @Levacque
      @Levacque Před 15 dny +2

      Maybe he shouldn't have used the phrase "Dark Ages" in front of a modern historian

  • @AJGoff110
    @AJGoff110 Před 11 měsíci +75

    I never knew that the Ordovician and Silurian periods got their names from Wales! It took me a minute to realize that I recognized those words as the names of geologic periods. And after looking it up to check, I learned that "Cambrian" is essentially a latinized form of of the word "Welsh!"

    •  Před 11 měsíci +20

      I think it's because the first time these geological layers were discovered was in Wales. It's the same with Devonian, which comes from Devon and it was discovered first in that area.

    • @SG-1-GRC
      @SG-1-GRC Před 4 měsíci +3

      Never thought about that before. Sometimes we are guilty of absorbing facts without any deeper thinking about them. Thanks for pointing these examples out!

  • @DderwenWyllt
    @DderwenWyllt Před 2 lety +64

    I loved the little shoutout to Cantre'r Gwaelod. I've been diving off the coast of Ceredigion, and it's quite a sight, I also remember seeing the petrified tree stumps at low tide in Borth, I learnt about the myth of Cantre'r Gwaelod in school but physically seeing it is like glimpsing a look of an ancient magical kingdom that you're not supposed to see.
    It's easy to imagine how people came up with the myth of Cantre'r Gwaelod when you see the Sarnau stretching out into the ocean, I'd give anything to peer back in time to see what Cantre'r Gwaelod looked like before it was submerged.

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před 2 lety +14

      That sounds really interesting! I’ve seen the petrified trees at Borth but I’d also love to see the Sarn Badrig. I agree it’s easy to see how the myth came to be, seeing these huge walls of stones out in the ocean and the remains of forests in the sand must’ve been fascinating

  • @micward
    @micward Před rokem +109

    This is amazing! Content covering early Welsh history is far too scant on CZcams, I’m so glad to see a channel dedicated to it. Keep it up 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @CambrianChronicles
    @CambrianChronicles  Před 2 lety +37

    Hello once again! This video is the longest one I've ever made (hence why it took so long to make), so I've divided it into 3 chapters if you'd rather watch it in three 7-8 minute long segments.
    0:00 - The Celts & The Romans - I describe the Celtic tribe who (probably) lived in Ceredigion - the Demetae, and the Roman conquest of this region.
    7:36 - The Age of Kings - I tell you about the kingdom of Ceredigion from the Roman withdrawal to the death of their last king, Gwgon, in AD 872.
    15:39 - Drowning Dynasties - We take a look at what happened to Ceredigion, why and how it seemingly disappeared from the historical record.
    I'd recommend watching the segments in order as the context each one provides will be pretty useful!
    I hope you all enjoy, comment any questions you have and I hope to see you again soon with my following video on the kingdom of Dyfed.

  • @amazinggrace5692
    @amazinggrace5692 Před 5 měsíci +6

    1:37 I’m definitely using “left out in the wind and rain” as my excuse for looking old.

  • @jacobparry177
    @jacobparry177 Před 2 lety +36

    I like to think that I've got a pretty solid knowledge of Welsh history, but until this vid I'd literally never heard of Rheiniwg, so, diolch.
    Keep up the good work, interesting and educational as always!

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před 2 lety +12

      It’s a bit of a weird one, I’ve only seen it appear in the Welsh Laws, the Mabinogion calls that area Dyfed (specifically with the same 7 cantrefi), so I’m not sure when/why/how it was used.
      Thank you for watching, I’m happy to have introduced you to something new!

  • @danielturczan2485
    @danielturczan2485 Před 11 měsíci +11

    Your videos are wonderful. Thank you for bringing light to a period of time that does not get a great amount of coverage. Who would have thought that history didn't begin in 1066?

  • @luigimontybasiletti851
    @luigimontybasiletti851 Před 2 lety +23

    Fideo ardderchog, fel arfer. Dw i wedi tanysgrifio i'ch sianel chi. Dylech chi wneud yr hanes o Frycheiniog nesaf (fy nghartref i!) Diolch o galon am bostio! 👍
    Excellent video, as usual. I have subscribed to your channel. You should do the history of Brycheiniog next (my home!) Many thanks for posting! 👍

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před 2 lety +7

      Thank you so much for watching and subscribing! I’ll definitely cover Brycheiniog soon! It’ll come up a bit in my next video on the kingdom of Dyfed, but I’ll give it its own video eventually!

    • @eamonnclabby7067
      @eamonnclabby7067 Před 2 lety +7

      @@CambrianChronicles indeed, those wacky red haired Irish adventurers landing in West Wales, building bijoux crannog at Llangorse, marrying well and hey presto ,the Tudors are on the English throne, a living descendant from the Stanley branch lives here on Merseyside at Knowsley hall, he,a redhead too...Lord Derby...cheers / slainte......E

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před 2 lety +5

      @@eamonnclabby7067 the crannog at Llangorse is very fascinating, I’m hoping to be able to see it sometime soon!

    • @eamonnclabby7067
      @eamonnclabby7067 Před 2 lety +3

      @@CambrianChronicles the local Black Mountain beef is pretty good too..

  • @eamonnclabby7067
    @eamonnclabby7067 Před 2 lety +27

    Well done sir, best wishes from the wirral peninsula bounded by the mersey and the Dee and the Irish sea,geography and rhyme...cheers/slainte...E

  • @jeevanrehal3324
    @jeevanrehal3324 Před 2 lety +12

    BEST CHANNEL EVER BROTHER YOU ALWAYS BRING GREAT SMILE TO MY FACE THE GLOriOUS PLACE GREAT WALES SUCH A LOVELY PLACE I ENJOY BREATHING THERE IT IS SO. so goodD

  • @goj-bh1cm
    @goj-bh1cm Před 2 lety +13

    Can’t wait til you cover the Ystrad Tywi (the region I live) cause that area in terms of history is very complex, even some of the historians in that area don’t really know what went on. There’s mixed medieval writings on it such as one of the towns Cydweli (Kidwelly) being named after one of the kings of Morgannwg Gwylys’s son yet quite a lot of historians agree that Ystrad Tywi was part of Dyfed not Morgannwg. There’s also Carnwyllion (Llanelli) which suddenly appears without any historical founding. What we do know though is that that the area of what is now Loughor which was a fort built on the Loughor river by the Romans was strangely completely abandoned in the mid 200s AD either due to Irish settlement or kicked out by the Britons of that region themselves.

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před 2 lety +6

      That sounds fascinating, I’ll definitely make a video on the subject in the future!

    • @eamonnclabby7067
      @eamonnclabby7067 Před 2 lety +2

      I apologise for those pesky Tewdr folks landing from Ireland....now living in Knowsley hall...Lord Derby, very upwardly mobile...

  • @Alex-cw3rz
    @Alex-cw3rz Před rokem +4

    4:53 At Aberystwyth there is a hill fort called Pen Dinas could that not have been occupied at the time and therefore be the reason the river was named, it is also closer to the river ystwyth. As Aberystwyth is not actually around the river oddly enough and it is the river Rheidol that the runs through Aberystwyth.

  • @nor4205
    @nor4205 Před rokem +5

    I just discovered your channel tonight and I am enjoying listening to your calm voice, your prounounciations... I like the little animated bits you put in (like the bazooka to the Ruins omg 😆)
    I read Stephen Lawhead's books years ago (Taliesin, Merlin, Arthur) and so learning about Welsh history is bringing back a vague recollection of all these 'characters' I read about - so many warring kings!
    Great channel, have subscribed and giving your videos all the likes. 👍

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před rokem +2

      Haha thank you so much! I’m glad you liked the bazooka joke as it was the hardest bit to animate

  • @j-mez6956
    @j-mez6956 Před 2 lety +11

    Fantastic video as usual

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před 2 lety +6

      Thank you so much for watching!

    • @j-mez6956
      @j-mez6956 Před 2 lety +6

      @@CambrianChronicles really man, if it wasn’t for this channel I would’ve died to GCSE stress

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před 2 lety +6

      I’m really glad to hear its helping you cope with stress, sorry they take so long to make!

  • @gwynedd4023
    @gwynedd4023 Před 2 lety +5

    glad your back :D also love the video

  • @cymrocymraeg5352
    @cymrocymraeg5352 Před 2 lety +6

    Love your videos, thanks so much for making them. I'm currently reading a book called The Welsh Kings by Kari Maund, your videos provide a good perspective and introduction which is a great help in my research and understanding of medieval Wales

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před 2 lety +3

      Thank you so much for watching! I love The Welsh Kings, I cited it a bunch in this video, and I’m glad my videos are a good assistance

  • @Lanval_de_Lai
    @Lanval_de_Lai Před rokem +1

    5:29 How dare you! The lines of that beautiful building match perfectly the mountains, truly a pice of art!

  • @The_Dude_Rugs
    @The_Dude_Rugs Před rokem +4

    Great video man! Great to see a channel covering Welsh History! Just wanted to say in regards to Roman activity in Ceredigion there are quite a lot of signal forts and sites along the border with Carmarthenshire along the Sarn Helen road, especially near Lampeter. A large gold mine was in Pumsaint and there are signal forts all along the valley to warn of any attack against the mine, a good example is Carreg y Bwci, which was a signal fort where a fallen standing stone is, documentation of a lot of these sites isn’t great though

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před rokem +1

      Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed! And thanks for all the information on the Romans in Ceredigion, like you said the documentation isn’t great and the two forts I mentioned are the only ones I could find in any good detail

  • @TheEnergeticPanda
    @TheEnergeticPanda Před rokem +2

    Another great video!

  • @IosuamacaMhadaidh
    @IosuamacaMhadaidh Před rokem +10

    Great content! Random thought; I wish someone would transform some old Welsh history into a movie or show. If there are any (besides King Arthur), I'm not aware of them.

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před rokem +13

      Me too, although I'd be worried of Wales getting the Braveheart treatment, which would only contribute more to the numerous misconceptions surrounding the topic

    • @IosuamacaMhadaidh
      @IosuamacaMhadaidh Před rokem +3

      @@CambrianChronicles yes, you make a good point!

    • @emmaearnshaw3282
      @emmaearnshaw3282 Před rokem +2

      Put Welsh-sub titles on Excalibur and pretend that the sword stone is just north of the river a few miles east of Barmouth.

  • @Liam73374
    @Liam73374 Před 2 lety +3

    Very interesting and informative! I have walked part of the beautiful Sarn Helen in the Neath valley - amazing views 😄

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před 2 lety +4

      Thank you! I’ve never walked on the Sarn Helen but it sounds amazing

  • @FulgrimTG
    @FulgrimTG Před 2 lety +3

    Good channel, enjoying your vids! Subscribed.

  • @jamth118
    @jamth118 Před rokem +1

    Great video keep up the good work

  • @ComeRee
    @ComeRee Před rokem +2

    Love your work and can't wait to learn more about Cymru and my neck of the woods [when you get round each kingdom / fifedom]! Cariad fawr!

  • @TheSmart-CasualGamer
    @TheSmart-CasualGamer Před rokem +4

    There was an Iron Age Hill Fort on Pen Dinas in Aberystwyth, if that helps. The Ystwyth runs right by it, so it wasn't entirely barren of people.

    • @brendasmith5848
      @brendasmith5848 Před rokem +2

      Pen Dinas is one of the largest hill forts, and the largest in Ceredigion, it's supposedly the Dinas Maelor of the Mabinogi. Recent research, suggests that it is more like the hillfort at Malvern, than any of the smaller local hill forts.

  • @spacebunny4335
    @spacebunny4335 Před rokem +3

    Watching the video and I just subscribed. I know it's not Welsh ancestry but I have ancestors from Cornwall another Celtic region in Britain. I really like your content and can't wait for more Welsh history.

  • @jackassdnb
    @jackassdnb Před rokem +2

    Fantastic!

  • @jeevanrehal3324
    @jeevanrehal3324 Před 2 lety +6

    I enjoy your videos like I enjoy warm mayonnaise sanweech

  • @Gaivs
    @Gaivs Před 7 měsíci +4

    Historian hanging out in Big Fort:
    > Wait a second!

  • @anthonymichaelwilson8401

    Happy New year 🎉

  • @anzaca1
    @anzaca1 Před rokem +4

    2:50 Given their seeming lack of a cnetral authority, the Demetae tribes may have felt that they had no chance of resisting, as they had no reasonable chance of getting support from other tribes.

  • @damienc.6448
    @damienc.6448 Před rokem +1

    Interesting.

  • @mattrishton
    @mattrishton Před rokem +6

    You keep mentioning your son ? I hope he is okay?

  • @MastemaJack
    @MastemaJack Před rokem +1

    Great videos. They make me want to play CK3.

  • @maximusraidgaming734
    @maximusraidgaming734 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I'm an American tracing my roots back to England and Wales. It's exciting to learn about these unique countries. Is there anyway you could do a video on Welsh relations with the Cumbrians?

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před 11 měsíci +2

      Thank you, I'm glad you like it! I'll definitely cover the connections with the North at some time

  • @johndavis6119
    @johndavis6119 Před rokem +6

    I love these videos! My 4th great grandfather, Richard Bebbs Davis of Laurerparish, Montgomeryshire, North Wales (near the marshes) and his wife Hanna Richards of Aberestewith came to America at either the behest of his uncle Gov. John Bebbs of Ohio who came here hoping to start a Welsh speaking community in western Kentucky. I have tried to learn Welsh from the old Catchphrase BBC course, but time and tide and so forth. Do you know any free courses online?

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před rokem +6

      Thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying them! Duolingo offers a good course and it's free as well!

  • @mercianthane2503
    @mercianthane2503 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Don't what career you studied but now I want to study it, haha. Love the medieval history from Ireland and Wales.

  • @junejefferies212
    @junejefferies212 Před rokem +3

    Fascinating! Please publish. This all goes too fast. I want a book to hold in my hands and read at my own speed. Your research should be committed to print. Too lovely to waste on the inevitable disappearance of pod casts.

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před rokem +4

      Thank you! If you want to read more on the topic I have all my sources in the description and can give you a recommendation for any specific part you’re interested in

  • @Alex-cw3rz
    @Alex-cw3rz Před rokem

    I was just wondering Saint Padarn lived in Ceredigion for a time in what is now known as Llandpadarn Fawr, did he not mention Ceredigion in his writings and writings about him.

  • @Stu161
    @Stu161 Před 2 lety +6

    dang i never knew the Ordovician and Silurian periods were named after Celts. Cambrian was much more obvious 😅

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před 2 lety +5

      It’s pretty interesting, I believe the Ordovician rock beds were first identified around Bala, and the Silurian rocks were first found in South Wales, hence the names!
      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Geologic_map_Wales_%26_SW_England_EN.svg

  • @natquesenberry6368
    @natquesenberry6368 Před rokem +3

    How many geologic terms come from Wales? Ordovician, Silurian, Cambrian?

  • @Majeika1976
    @Majeika1976 Před měsícem

    Wonder if Ystwyth is mentioned in Roman times is also in part due to mining along the valley, which may have also resulted in a Roman Fort being there

  • @s.osullivan1193
    @s.osullivan1193 Před 6 měsíci +1

    one note about the idea of intent in the death of Gwgon, it should be noted that the implications of intent that are in the English translation of mersus est aren’t *necessarily* there in the Latin. Mersus in the standard way to express someone having drowned, and while the passive leaves the agent open to interpretation, it’s actually less likely to imply intend than an active construction with the king as the object. Unless there were good reason for it, I can’t think of a situation where mersus wouldn’t be used, not to mention in the active construction with the king as the subject you would probably have to say something like “he drowned himself”. Certainly the lack of any agent leaves the sentence open to interpretation and suggestions of intent, but it’s definitely a leap. I think with the context you laid out it’s definitely possible but from the Latin itself it’s not a conclusion I would draw. This is super pedantic and tbh not even that big of a deal, but it is just something I wanted to point out. (Also if anyone has any evidence of situations we’re mersus wouldn’t be used and instead an active verb I would be very willing to change my mind, but this is all from what I have personally seen in Latin)

  • @ofallmyintention9496
    @ofallmyintention9496 Před rokem +4

    3:08 A big fort was located in a place called Big Fort...who would have thought?! lol. This is the second time I've seen your videos (the video of Wales and the British flag was the first), but it will not be the last

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před rokem +2

      Exactly, I can’t believe it took them so long to find the fort, it was right there on the road sign! I’m really glad you’re enjoying my videos

  • @ian_b
    @ian_b Před rokem +1

    Great videos but your sound levels tend to be too quiet, just a suggestion.

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před rokem +2

      Yeah these earlier videos are all a bit quiet, the more recent ones should hopefully be better

  • @dark_fire_ice
    @dark_fire_ice Před 5 měsíci +1

    I love that the term "Dark ages" was originally used for literary criticism. Basically it the same thing being said now about Hollywood; nothing is orginal, and is substantially lower quality of times past

  • @wegladstone1967
    @wegladstone1967 Před rokem

    Very interesting. Regarding Cunedda I think you have slightly misplaced the Manau Gododdin which was an offshoot of the Gododdin established late 4th Century in the Stirling/Faalkirk/Clackmannan as a buffer vs the Picts. Cunedda was the grandson of one of four military advisers sent fron Rome in around 370 by Theodosius to beef up those of the peoples North of Hadrian's Wall who were also opposed to the Picts: the Novantae (Galloway -1) the Damnonii ((Clyde Valley -1) and the Votadini (=Gododdin - Lothian, Merse & Northumberland -2). Their descendants remained when the Rpmans abandoned Brutain in 410, and not having been in Britannia irself Cunedda was militarily far stronger to send a force to assist the British drive the Irish from West Wales (?425) than the ex province unnder threat from the Saxons.
    Also Cunedda had a grandson Marianus who gave his name to Merioneth.

  • @Inucroft
    @Inucroft Před 4 měsíci

    2:50 a number of archaeologists from the Dyfed Archaeological trust have identified a potential Roman Fort in SW Wales based on a combination of LIDAR & older Arial photography. However, majority of the trust and other organisations are at this time are unwilling to conduct a test dig on the site.

  • @zeugenberg
    @zeugenberg Před 4 měsíci

    I seem to remember that in When Was Wales the cantrevii were derieved from crantrevs and from that down to houses/farms and their landas a very old way to segment the country.

  • @K3end0
    @K3end0 Před 3 měsíci

    Its great to know that a place called Big Fort was once a big fort. I can finally sleep at night.

  • @jeevanrehal3324
    @jeevanrehal3324 Před 2 lety +4

    heylo can i pleez reorder my usual mcmeel, the mookmoofin mcmeel

  • @celtspeaksgoth7251
    @celtspeaksgoth7251 Před 2 lety +3

    Cantref - is that from cant = hundred. I think of Cartref and of Swiss Cantons

  • @AnimeFalco
    @AnimeFalco Před 4 měsíci +1

    much like your son, you are so underrated. unlike your son, i cant wait for you to get huge on youtube, these videos are so good

  • @poiuytrewq11422
    @poiuytrewq11422 Před rokem +9

    the hell happened to your son

  • @anastasiaspy4575
    @anastasiaspy4575 Před rokem +1

    Videos for dehudarth and stronglithe

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před rokem +2

      I’m not sure what stronglithe is but a video for Deheubarth will definitely be made eventually!

  • @vipeholmskolan6052
    @vipeholmskolan6052 Před 9 měsíci +9

    Propaganda is ancient.

  • @jasonhaven7170
    @jasonhaven7170 Před rokem +1

    8:47 what does map mean here?

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před rokem +2

      "map" means "son of" (and it's usually mutated to "ap", except in some older writings), so for example Llywelyn ap Gruffydd means "Llywelyn, son of Gruffydd"

    • @jasonhaven7170
      @jasonhaven7170 Před rokem +1

      @@CambrianChronicles Oh, so in Welsh "ap" means "son of"?

  • @RatelHBadger
    @RatelHBadger Před rokem +2

    The Dark Ages... The Age of Kings.... Getting violently attacked by historians. If I didn't know any better, I could have sworn this was an Age of Empires 2 video.

  • @DotDotDot0272
    @DotDotDot0272 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Love it

  • @waltonsmith7210
    @waltonsmith7210 Před rokem

    I think Dark Ages is a good label for the fifth and sixth centuries at the very least.

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před rokem +6

      There are a lot of arguments as it gives the impression that nothing is known, and it stems from Renaissance-Enlightenment era writers trying to distinguish themselves from (what they perceived to be) an unenlightened past.

  • @christianfreedom-seeker934

    So there was indeed a Kingdom in Wales for a short time but the Normans smashed this (or even Welsh Warlords)

  • @23bcx
    @23bcx Před 11 měsíci +3

    A mythic country in the ocean that is part of south wales. Sounds like NSW to me.

  • @laurachapple6795
    @laurachapple6795 Před 23 dny

    I hope all these people would be comforted to know that we've named geological periods characterized by messed-up fish after them.

  • @edwardstd52
    @edwardstd52 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I'll go with the theory from this video mostly because my Welsh ancestors come from Gwynedd and Ceredigion. Of course they had to get along! 😁

  • @kran27_
    @kran27_ Před měsícem

    you saying "Rhufon to Rhufoniog" is like asmr lol

  • @Thomas_Name
    @Thomas_Name Před 11 měsíci +1

    9:49 Dog-Vile

  • @whatthefridge1o1
    @whatthefridge1o1 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Napped to this

  • @hanes_cymru_
    @hanes_cymru_ Před rokem +3

    Er gwaetha pawb a phopeth
    Ry'n ni yma o hyd

  • @tecumsehcristero
    @tecumsehcristero Před rokem +3

    Ordovician? Silurian?
    I'm getting mad pre-Permian vibes. LOL

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před rokem +3

      Indeed, the periods were named after the rocks, which were named after the old tribes in the areas the rocks were found

    • @tecumsehcristero
      @tecumsehcristero Před rokem +1

      @@CambrianChronicles that's super cool

  • @sasha1mama
    @sasha1mama Před 5 měsíci +2

    ...Damnit, now I want a sandwich. Learning is hungry work. :(

  • @urielantoniobarcelosavenda780

    He's saying my son or myself?

  • @NelsonDiscovery
    @NelsonDiscovery Před 2 měsíci

    The Kingdom of The, hey Bart!

  • @blugaledoh2669
    @blugaledoh2669 Před rokem +4

    Who is your son?

  • @jasonhaven7170
    @jasonhaven7170 Před rokem +2

    3:07 You pushed your son away?

  • @SSRT_JubyDuby8742
    @SSRT_JubyDuby8742 Před rokem +2

    Like deployed

  • @paulwood7798
    @paulwood7798 Před rokem +1

    Some of this info is now outdated sir. A Roman Fort has been excavated at Wiston in Pembrokeshire and I have notified the authorities of two more Forts one more in Pembrokeshire and one in Ceredigion. When they can be bothered to reply to me I will tell them about two more and two Fortlets locations. Dyfed and Ceredigion were a little busier than previously thought for those pesky Romans. Good vid though. Like your stuff.

  • @kenf3897
    @kenf3897 Před 2 lety +4

    im number 500 ... lol

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před 2 lety +4

      Thank you so much! I’m really glad you’re enjoying the videos

  • @runtd7795
    @runtd7795 Před rokem

    Ah yes the kingdom of Céline Dion

  • @deanpitman7255
    @deanpitman7255 Před rokem

    why would welsh tribes give themselves Lattin/Roman names?

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před rokem +6

      They didn't, the only surviving names for the Brythonic tribes are from Roman sources. These names are likely Latinised forms of their original Brythonic name, though

  • @adamhaggstrom7598
    @adamhaggstrom7598 Před 2 měsíci

    Did your son barf on Foner at a conference or something?

  • @NelsonDiscovery
    @NelsonDiscovery Před 2 měsíci +1

    Ha! You don't even have a son!

  • @jonathanfinan722
    @jonathanfinan722 Před rokem

    Nah! Too many “probablies”

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před rokem +3

      That's how history works unfortunately. It's impossible to be certain about anything, ever, even events that happen to your own self.
      I know history channels on CZcams generally have a fondness to present history as a list of fun facts, but the reality is historians are working with scant sources on periods tens, hundreds, or thousands of years ago,

  • @HistoricalWeapons
    @HistoricalWeapons Před 5 měsíci

    Come on there’s tons of non English centric kingdoms that are forgotten and hidden

  • @tylercoombs1
    @tylercoombs1 Před 9 měsíci +1

    If you're missing 300 years of history, that sounds pretty "Dark" to me. lol

  • @melodyhendricks1973
    @melodyhendricks1973 Před 2 dny

    Toilet of time 😅

  • @dannyalex5866
    @dannyalex5866 Před rokem

    In relation with demet Dyfed video ,this video is kinda poor

    • @CambrianChronicles
      @CambrianChronicles  Před rokem +5

      Sorry about that, like I said in the comments of my Dyfed video I spent a lot of time improving all the aspects of my work, especially the audio, using different methods, techniques, and software to achieve a result I was really happy with.
      No matter how much I’d like to, I cannot go back and retroactively apply these changes to my older videos, so unfortunately they have to stay at this level of lower quality, with higher quality uploads moving forwards. Thanks for watching, though.

    • @dannyalex5866
      @dannyalex5866 Před rokem

      Software voice wasn't the case,I understand