Manaw of the Britons: The Pre-Viking Kings of the Isle of Man

Guy, Benjamin 2023. Manaw of the Britons: The Pre-Viking Kings of the Isle of Man. Martin, Dave, ed. Proceedings of the Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society, Vol. 18. The Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society, pp. 145-161. (10.5284/1050092)

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Abstract

As a hub of Irish Sea communication and interchange, the Isle of Man has been home to many cultures and languages over the centuries – Gaelic, Norse, English. But in the eighth century, the Venerable Bede was quite certain that Man was an island of the Britons (meaning ‘Welsh’). Bede was not alone in perceiving Man in this way. Embedded within the vast and labyrinthine corpus of genealogies surviving from medieval Wales is authentic information concerning the Brittonic dynasties that ruled Man during the eighth and ninth centuries. There is evidence that these same dynasties drew on Irish legends preserved in the famous ‘Book of Invasions’ in order to place Manx dynastic history within the panorama of Irish and Brittonic legendary history. This article explores these themes and suggests that more can be said about Manx history during these murky centuries than is usually thought possible.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Acceptance
Status:	Published
Schools:	Welsh
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D111 Medieval History D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain P Language and Literature > PB Modern European Languages > PB1001 Celtic languages and literature
Publisher:	The Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society
ISBN:	9781739423605
Funders:	Arts and Humanities Research Council
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	20 July 2023
Date of Acceptance:	6 May 2023
Last Modified:	06 Jan 2024 03:13
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/161165

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