The land lost beneath the sea - extract from the Black Book of Carmarthen (IMAGE)

Swansea University

The land lost beneath the sea - extract from the Black Book of Carmarthen

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The Black Book of Carmarthen (1250 approx) is believed to be the earliest surviving complete manuscript written in the Welsh language. This extract says, in Welsh: ‘Stand forth, Seithenhin, and look upon the fury of the sea; it has covered Maes Gwyddneu.’ The new research on the evolution of the coastline in west Wales suggests that claims such as this of a drowned land are plausible.

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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/National Library of Wales.

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