Bangor Hosts 8th Medieval Wales Colloquium
This weekend Bangor University will be welcoming prominent academics from the length and breadth of Britain and beyond, for the Eighth Bangor Colloquium on Medieval Wales.
Between 22nd and 23rd October papers will be presented on a broad range of topics – from landscape and authority in pre-Conquest Wales, to the use of Middle Welsh medical texts in the treatment of common ailments and illnesses in the medieval period. The effects of the Great Famine of 1315-1322 on Wales, the documents of the bishops of Bangor, and contacts between Wales and other parts of the British Isles will all be discussed, in addition to various aspects of Welsh political history during the Middle Ages.
Following the success of the first Bangor Colloquium on Medieval Wales in 2002, the conference has been held on a biennial basis ever since. This is the only conference dedicated specifically to the History of Medieval Wales, and provides a platform for research on all aspects of medieval Wales, including literature, history and material culture. Papers are given by both research students and well-established scholars, and the conference offers a lively forum and an opportunity to meet for all those interested in medieval Wales. So far speakers have come from Austria, England, Ireland, Poland, Scotland, Turkey, the USA and Wales.
Prior to the start of the colloquium, the Fourth J. E. Lloyd Lecture will be delivered by Prof. Huw Pryce on the evening of Friday the 21st of October.
The Eighth Bangor Colloquium on Medieval Wales is organised by Professor Huw Pryce, Dr Euryn Rhys Roberts and Dr Owain Wyn Jones, all three members of the School of History, Welsh History and Archaeology. The conference is sponsored by Bangor University, the Aberystwyth-Bangor Strategic Alliance/IMEMS, and the Learned Society of Wales.
Publication date: 20 October 2016