'In every sense this is a massive achievement... It should be on the shelves of anyone with an interest in medieval history or the history of Wales. For those who combine those interests, and study the medieval history of Wales it is a book which should never be out of reach, and for which they will owe its editor a great debt of gratitude.' The Montgomeryshire Collections '...an immensely important resource for the ongoing study of medieval Welsh history.' Revue D'Histoire Ecclesiastique "The appearance of this superb volume marks the fulfillment of a scholarly enterprise of exceptional importance in the historical study of medieval Wales. Huw Pryce's accomplished critical study, in this truly impressive volume, provides a secure foundation for further investigation, and in so doing he makes his own invaluable contribution to Welsh and broader historical studies that will be readily and widely recognized among medieval scholars in Wales and further afield." J. Beverley Smith, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. 54

Huw Pryce is Professor of Welsh History at Bangor University. In addition to numerous articles, mainly on various aspects of medieval Welsh history, his previous publications include Native Law and the Church in Medieval Wales (1993) and the edited volumes Yr Arglwydd Rhys (with Nerys Ann Jones, 1996) and Literacy in Medieval Celtic Societies (1998).