Four Ancient Books of Wales

first publication date:  1868
original title:  The four ancient books of Wales: containing the cymric poems attributed to the Bards of the sixth century
original language:  Welsh
main subject:  Manuscripts of Wales

The Four Ancient Books of Wales is a term coined by William Forbes Skene to describe four important medieval manuscripts written in Middle Welsh and dating from the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries. They contain primarily texts of poetry and prose, some of which are contemporary and others which may have originated from traditions dating back to as early as the sixth and seventh centuries. These also contain some of the earliest native Welsh references to King Arthur. The four books included by Skene in his list are: The Black Book of Carmarthen The Book of Taliesin The Book of Aneirin The Red Book of HergestThe principal texts of the Four Ancient Books of Wales were edited and translated in a two volume compilation by William Forbes Skene in 1868. By the standards of modern scholarship the edition is seriously flawed with numerous transcription errors and consequently inaccurate translating. Skene was assisted by Daniel Silvan Evans who was probably responsible for most of the translations. Images from the manuscripts Source: Wikipedia (en)

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