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The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Arthur's Stone Burial Chamber is in Gower Peninsula Glamorganshire, Prehistoric Wales Neolithic Burials.
Arthur's Stone [Map] is a Neolithic Burial Chamber. Also known as Maen Ceti.
Wales Illustrated North Wales. Arthur's Stone Burial Chamber [Map].
Archaeologia Volume 23 1831 Appendix. "Arthur's Stone [Map]," a Cromlech in the district of Gower. January 27, 1831. Extract of a Letter from Alfred John Kempe, Esq. F.S.A. to Henry Ellis, Esq. Secretary.
Archaeologia Cambrensis 1870 Page 23. Avenue and Carns about Arthur's Stone [Map] in Gower.
If the Greeks recorded the "wonders of the world" in their time, under the mystical number seven, four of which might be claimed as their own, the Cymry1 have also recorded the wonders and mighty labours of the Britons in one of their Triads, under their favourite, and equally mystical, number three; namely, 1, raising the Maen Cetti; 2, erecting the work of Emrys; and, 3, heaping the pile, or mound, of Cyvrangon. The first of these is the stone of Cetti, or "Arthur's Stone2;" the second, Stonehenge; and the third, apparently, the mound called Silbury Hill [Map], near Abury. But as the first is the only one connected with the inquiry I propose to make, my remarks will be confined to it, and to the avenue and the earns in its immediate vicinity.
Note 1. A question has lately been raised respecting this name by which the " Welsh" call themselves; but it is well known that Gymro "Welshman", or properly Cym-bro (from bro, "native land") signifies "of the same country", a "fellow countryman", or "compatriot"; as All-fro (a mutation of All-bro) means "of another country", or "a foreigner": hence Allobroges. And Eichard of Cirencester (b. i, c. 6, 12) says " all the Belgas are Allobroges, or foreigners", which of course they were to the Britons. All is related to aλλos, and alius, of two cognate languages; as Cym answers to cum, com, or con. Cymry and Cimbri are the same word under different forms; and we may remember how often m and mb are interchanged. The words related to Cymro, as Cymraig and others, are well known.
Note 2. Not called "Arthur's Quoit" by the people of the country, as some suppose.
Swansea Scientific Society. CEFN BRYN
Col. Morgan and Mr. Glascodine Make A Discovery.
So much has been said and written about Arthur's Stone [Map], that stands sentinel like on the lonely top of Cefn Bryn, and so many antiquarians have speculated upon its origin and history, that one was apt to look upon the excursion, on August 29th, of the Swansea Scientific Society as a pleasure- able rather than investigative one. A happy discovery on the part of Col. Morgan and Mr. C. H. Glascodine made it both. The members of the Society left the Royal Institution of South Wales at 2 o'clock in coaches supplied by Mr. J. H. Rosser.