De Situ Brecheiniauc
Twelfth-century genealogical text.
The text provides a narrative account of Brychan's royal pedigree, in Wales and Ireland, and then lists his various descendants, including eleven sons and twenty-five daughters, and many of their saintly offspring. The lists incorporate occasional additional details, such as where characters lived or are buried.
Saints referenced in this source
BrychanRelated sources
Editions |
P.C. Bartrum Early Welsh Genealogical Tracts (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1966), 14–16 |
A.W. Wade-Evans 'The Brychan Documents' in Y Cymmrodor (1906), 24–7 |
Scott Lloyd (ed.) Vitae Sanctorum Britanniae et Genealogiae (Cardiff: Welsh Academic Press, 2013), 313–5 |
Manuscripts |
British Library Cotton Vespasian A. xiv A composite manuscript, containing texts made between the early eleventh and late twelfth century. View online |
Translations |
A.W. Wade-Evans 'The Brychan Documents' in Y Cymmrodor (1906), 31–4 |