Prydain
Prydain ([ˈprədai̯n], PRUH-dine; Middle Welsh: Prydein) is the modern Welsh name for Great Britain.
Medieval
Prydain is the medieval Welsh term for the island of Britain. The Latin name
In Middle Welsh texts, the related term Ynys Prydein (Island of Britain), or Ynys Brydein, can also refer to the island (ynys) itself but more often is a name for the Brittonic territories south of Caledonia. It is in this context that the name of the collection of traditional material arranged in triads known as
There are numerous other instances of the term Prydain in medieval Welsh texts. One of the best known is found in the title of the 10th-century vaticinatory poem Armes Prydein ('The Prophecy of Britain').[2]
In popular culture
Prydain is also used by Lloyd Alexander as the name for the realm in which his fantasy book series The Chronicles of Prydain takes place.
See also
References
- ^ Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, vol. IV, p. 3819.
- ^ Ifor Williams (ed.), Armes Prydein (University of Wales Press, 1955).