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Aneirin
Aneirin, Aneurin, Neirin [W form of Honorius; or W an-, very; eur, gold; -in, diminutive]. Welsh bard thought to have lived c. AD 600 in the ‘old north’, former Welsh-speaking territories now the Lowlands of Scotland; sometimes called ‘the British Homer’, or ‘Aneirin of the flowering muse’. The Welsh Triads refer to him as ‘Aneirin of flowing verse, prince of poets’. Aneirin and Taliesin and three others whose works do not survive are cynfeirdd [oldest poets]. His compositions are contained in the 13th-century Canu Aneirin. Best known of his works is the lengthy Gododdin, an elegy for Welsh chieftains who fell at the Battle of Catraeth at the hands of the Saxons. He occasionally carries the patronymic ap Caw; a Cornish variant of his name is Annear. See Canu Aneirin: Poetical Work of Aneirin, ed. Ifor Williams (Cardiff, 1938; repr. 1961). See also attributed BOOK OF ANEIRIN.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Aneirin." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Aneirin." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Aneirin.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Aneirin." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Aneirin.html |
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Aneirin
Aneirin ♂ (Welsh) Traditional: possibly from a lost Old Welsh word cognate with Irish nár ‘noble; modest’. The original form of the name was Neirin; the initial A- was added in the 13th century. See also Aneurin.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Aneirin." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Aneirin." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Aneirin.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Aneirin." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Aneirin.html |
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Aneirin
Aneirin Welsh poet of the 6th century, to whom the poem Y Gododdin, commemorating a British defeat at Catraeth (Catterick) is attributed.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Aneirin." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Aneirin." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Aneirin.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Aneirin." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Aneirin.html |
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Aneirin
Aneirin see Aneurin . |
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"Aneirin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Aneirin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Aneirin.html "Aneirin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Aneirin.html |
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