Published July 2020

Hystoria Gweryddon yr Almaen: The Middle Welsh Life of St Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins
Edited by Jane Cartwright
MHRA Library of Medieval Welsh Literature

  • ‘This is a fine volume, nicely produced as part of the MHRA’s library of Medieval Welsh literature series. The introduction offers a full guide to the historical and philological context of the text, and succeeds in drawing out broader interest via its links to medieval Welsh historiography and hagiography and the wider European context. It will finally provide full-quality access to this interesting and multifaceted text, both for specialists in Welsh language and literature and for those interested in european hagiography of the period more generally.’ — David Willis, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies 82, 2021, 91-93
  • ‘The Hystoria will undoubtedly appeal to scholars and students of Middle Welsh, and especially of Early Modern Welsh literature, as well as to academics interested in hagiography in general.’ — Luciana Cordo Russo, Studia Celtica 55, 2021, 189-91
  • ‘These volumes serve an important function in terms of bringing less familiar texts into a wider sphere of scholarly interest. While students of Middle Welsh will be able to work through the texts, producing their own translations with the help of notes and glossaries, scholars seeking access to these particular texts, along with a comparative perspective on medieval translation, Latinity, geography, and hagiography, will find these editions extremely valuable.’ — Helen Fulton, Modern Language Review 118.4, October 2023, 604-06 (full text online)