Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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Trellyffaint Burial Chamber is in Trellyffaint, Nevern, Prehistoric Wales Neolithic Burials.
Archaeologia Cambrensis 1844 Pages 129-144. Trellyfan Cromlech [Trellyffaint Burial Chamber [Map]] (cut B) has never been engraved, and is very seldom mentioned even in the most satisfactory guide-books. The capstone has partly slipped on one side, so that it is not certain how far it resembled that of Llechytribedd, which is inclined at an angle. This is so often the case that there appears to be some reason for it; for it generally happens, as in the Newport Cromlech, that the entrance is higher, and more accessible for moving and replacing the slab that closes the entrance. This inclination of the capstone is, however, rather the exception than the general rule, the horizontal position much depending on the shape of the stone.
Archaeologia Cambrensis 1872 Pages 81-143. Nearer Nevern is the cromlech of Trellyffant or Trellyffan [Map], near Tredrysi. The capstone measures 6 ft. 10in. by 6 ft., and has an average thickness of 2 ft. 4 ins. It has been forced from its original position on the supporters, and turned sideways. Sir Gardner Wilkinson alludes to a small stone inserted between the south: south-west corner of the covering slab, and a supporter which is probably the last relic of the original dry rubble-work, and not intended to act as a wedge assisting in the support of the capstone. Sir Gardner conjectures that the raised ground on which this monument stands may be the remains of a former mound.