Ar drywydd Magna, ‘chwaer Dewi Sant’, ac eglwys ddiflanedig yn Nyffryn Teifi

Lewis, Barry James (2018) Ar drywydd Magna, ‘chwaer Dewi Sant’, ac eglwys ddiflanedig yn Nyffryn Teifi. Studia Celtica, 52. (Accepted Version)

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Abstract

This article investigates the fragmentary evidence for a lost church called Llanfawr, or Landa Magna in Latin, which lay in the Teifi valley in Ceredigion. It is argued that the Latin name of this church gave rise to stories about a character called Magna or Magnus. This fictional personage appears as the subject of a miracle performed by St David, and in Ireland was even transformed into a sister of David. Sources discussed include Bonedd y Saint, Progenies Keredic, the Breton-Latin Life of St Brioc, Rhygyfarch’s Life of St David, the Life of St Maur by Odo of Glanfeuil, and the tract on the Mothers of Irish Saints. Possible locations of Llanfawr are discussed, but it remains uncertain where precisely it was and whether it corresponds to any church known today.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	School of Celtic Studies > Celtic languages and linguistics School of Celtic Studies
Date Deposited:	24 Sep 2018 13:55
Last Modified:	15 Dec 2022 00:27
URI:	https://dair.dias.ie/id/eprint/997

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