Posts tagged 'Catraeth'

22 February 2023

Summary: A History Of Y Hen Ogledd

Northumbria,
Taliesin,
Aneirin,
Rheged,
Urien,
The Old North,
Catraeth,
Oswald

A very rough and speculative summary of the history of the Old North, covering 540s - 660s.

Summary: Geography Of The Old North

Aldborough,
Rheged,
Catraeth,
Llwyfain,
Nefenhir,
Erechwydd,
Gwen Ystrad,
Arthur's Battles

Summary of the suggested place names for the poems of Taliesin, Aneirin and Nennius' battles of Arthur, giving new settings for Rheged and Goddeu.

Northumbria
Taliesin
Aneirin
Rheged
Urien
The Old North
Catraeth
Oswald

Yorkshire Really Is God’s Own Country

Aneirin,
Gododdin,
Rheged,
Gwynedd,
Urien,
The Old North,
Catraeth,
Castle Eden

Aneirin's lament for the fallen soldiers at the battle of Catraeth rings through the ages. Based on my previous blog, I analyse the poems in the new geographic landscape to explain where I think Gododdin really is to be found.