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The Peniarth MS. 20 version begins in 682 with a record of the death of Cadwaladr and ends in 1332. The entries for the earlier years are brief, usually records of deaths and events such as eclipses, plagues or earthquakes, but later entries give much more detail. The main focus is on the rulers of the kingdoms of Gwynedd, Powys and Deheubarth, but ecclesiastical events are also mentioned, such as the bringing of the date of celebrating Easter in the Welsh church into line with Rome by "Elbodius" (Elfodd), Bishop of Bangor, in 768. Events in England, Ireland, Scotland and sometimes France are also briefly chronicled.
The original monastic annals are thought to have been written at Strata Florida Abbey, but may have been kept at the old abbey at Llanbadarn Fawr in the 11th century. Annals from other abbeys were also used in the composition. At least one of the Welsh translations is also thought to have been written at Strata Florida.
References
- ^ "National Library of Wales: Chronicle of the Princes". National Library of Wales. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- John Edward Lloyd, The Welsh Chronicles (London: H. Milford, 1929)
- Ian R. Jack, Medieval Wales (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1972)
- Thomas Jones, ed. Brut y Tywysogyon: Red Book of Hergest Version (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1973)
- Thomas Jones, ed. Brut y Tywysogyon: Peniarth MS. 20 Version (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1952)