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Author: Iwan Wmffre Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited ISBN: Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 530
Book Description
In these three volumes Iwan Wmffre presents a dictionary of some 15,000 place-names in Cardiganshire. Although Wmfrre states that the work is not definitive, it does succeed in its aim to demonstrate the historical evolution of place-names and pronunciation, highlighting trends in location and chronology. The catalogue is preceded by a discussion of sources, geography, spelling variations and Welsh elements. The bibliography is extensive.
Author: Iwan Wmffre Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited ISBN: Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 530
Book Description
In these three volumes Iwan Wmffre presents a dictionary of some 15,000 place-names in Cardiganshire. Although Wmfrre states that the work is not definitive, it does succeed in its aim to demonstrate the historical evolution of place-names and pronunciation, highlighting trends in location and chronology. The catalogue is preceded by a discussion of sources, geography, spelling variations and Welsh elements. The bibliography is extensive.
Author: Scott Lloyd Publisher: University of Wales Press ISBN: 1786830264 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 257
Book Description
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.
Author: Hywel Wyn Owen Publisher: University of Wales Press ISBN: 1783161663 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 107
Book Description
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.
Author: John Moss Publisher: Pen and Sword History ISBN: 1399087509 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 306
Book Description
‘Celtic Places’ are typified by some several hundred townships and villages whose names still bear the imprint of their earliest Celtic roots, but the scope of the book is not restricted to human settlements; it is also true of the many mountains and rivers that they named, and to several thousand sites of standing stone monuments, Celtic high crosses, henges, hill figures, funeral barrows and hillforts, which are all included in the book. What they all have in common is that they reflect the rich cultural heritage that was implicit in the names of places in the British Isles and Ireland as it existed before the Romans arrived.
Author: Hywel Wyn Owen Publisher: ISBN: 1800992394 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 592
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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.
Author: James Brown Johnston Publisher: London J. Murray 1915. ISBN: Category : Digital images Languages : en Pages : 550
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Contains a brief history of names of geographical locations using Roman and Latin names in England and Wales, the Keltic element and how it influenced the naming of places in England and Wales, the English, Scandinavian and Norman elements, phonetic notes in the alphabet and its mutations in English place names, list of the chief place names in England and Wales with explanations.
Author: Adrian Room Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476603138 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 441
Book Description
A placename is often much more than just a label. A name may bespeak the history of a nation, the culture of a people, or the hopes of an individual. Such connections are revealed in this very large reference work on placenames of the world, which offers an in-depth look at the origins of each. First published in 1997, this 2006 edition contains 6,000+ entries--natural features such as mountains, rivers and lakes and human entities such as cities and countries. Each entry includes the name of the feature; a brief description and its geographical location; and the origin of the name with relevant historical, biographical and topographical details. Appendices give the meanings of common elements of non-English placenames (e.g., Abu, as in Abu Dhabi, means "father of"); major placenames in European languages (e.g., Pays-Bas and Paesi Bassi are the French and Italian names, respectively, for what English speakers call the Netherlands); and transcribed Chinese-language equivalents for the names of the world's countries and capitals.
Author: David Mills Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 019960908X Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 574
Book Description
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.
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