The Law of Hywel Dda - Law texts from medieval Wales, translated and edited — Law texts from medieval Wales, translated and edited

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Bu'r rhan fwyaf o Gymru dan reolaeth Hywel Dda yn y ddegfed ganrif, ac mae'n adnabyddus am ddwyn ynghyd a chyfundrefnu system o gyfreithiau a ddefnyddiwyd yn ddyddiol tan i'r Tuduriaid uno Cymru â Lloegr ym 1536. Mae cyfieithiad clir yr Athro Jenkins wedi'i ategu gan gyflwyniad a nodiadau a fydd yn swyno darllenwyr.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

Hywel Dda ruled most of Wales in the tenth century, and is known for bringing together and codifying a system of laws which was in daily use until the Tudor Union of Wales with England in 1536. Prof. Jenkins' clear translation is supported by an introduction and notes that will fascinate readers.

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Cynnwys / Table of Contents

CONTENTS Preface ix Introduction xi Note on the Text and Translation xxxix Bibliography and Abbreviations xliii THE LAW OF HYWEL DDA 1 Book I: The Laws of Court 3 Book II: The Laws of the Country 43 Book III: The Justices' Test Book 139 Source References 211 Notes 219 Glossary and Index to Notes 309 Index to Sources 395 Index to Text and Introduction 399 The Colophon 427

Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

A Londoner by birth, Dafydd Jenkins lived in Ceredigion from 1938 onwards. He read Natural Sciences and Law at Cambridge, was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1934 and joined the South Wales Circuit. He became Organising Secretary for the Welsh Language Petition in 1938, and joined the staff of the Law Department at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1965. He held a personal chair in Legal History and Welsh Law from 1975 until his retirement. As an experienced professional lawyer, his contribution to the study of Welsh Medieval Law has been especially valuable. Dafydd Jenkins has also written in Welsh on a variety of literary and other subjects. He was awarded the Prose Medal at the 1948 National Eisteddfod.