Publication

1996 - Cornell University Press, Ithaca, N.Y, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

62,500 words, Guess

Page Count

250 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing2009392
  • Goodreads1845999

Classifications

  • DDC942.9/041/092
  • LCCDA716.G5 H46 1996

Description

In this lively interdisciplinary study, Elissa R. Henken combines the tools of the historian and the folklorist to explore the development of a powerful, polysemous cultural symbol. Owain Glyndwr, called Owen Glendower by Shakespeare, led the last major armed rebellion of the Welsh against the English in the early fifteenth century. He has become an important symbol of modern Welsh nationalism. Henken examines the roles Glyndwr played both in his own lifetime and in subsequent centuries.

Subjects

Topics

HeroesLegendsHistoryPrincesFolkloreBiographyNationalism

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Times

Other Editions

  • National redeemer: Owain Glyndŵr in Welsh traditionCornell University Press1996-01-01

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