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Welsh-language literature (Welsh: Llenyddiaeth Gymraeg) has been produced continuously since the emergence of Welsh from Brythonic as a distinct language in around the 5th century AD. [1] The earliest Welsh literature was poetry, which was extremely intricate in form from its earliest known examples, a tradition sustained today. Poetry was followed by the first British prose literature in the 11th century (such as that contained in the Mabinogion). Welsh-language literature has repeatedly played a major part in the self-assertion of Wales and its people. It continues to be held in the highest regard, as evidenced by the size and enthusiasm of the audiences attending the annual National Eisteddfod of Wales (Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru), probably the largest amateur arts festival in Europe,[2] which crowns the literary prize winners in a dignified ceremony.
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- ^ Huws Daniel National Library of Wales and Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic studies. 2022. A Repertory of Welsh Manuscripts and Scribes C.800-C.1800. Aberystwyth: National Library of Wales and the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies.
- ^ Hutchison et al. 1991.