The sad news came this week on Arthurnet that Dr. Rachel Bromwich passed away peacefully on December 15th at the age of 95. An emeritus reader at Cambridge’s Department of of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic she influenced generations of scholars. She began focusing on medieval Welsh literature in the 1930s and continued publishing through the most recent edition of her best known work Trioedd Ynys Prydein (The Welsh Triads) in 2005.
Rachel Bromwich‘s impact on Old and Middle Welsh literature can’t be underestimated. Through Trioedd Ynys Prydein she became a standard resource for the study of nearly all Old Welsh literature. The appendix of her Trioedd Ynys Prydein became a de facto encyclopedia for most historic and legendary figures of Old Welsh literature. She had a long-standing interest in Arthurian literature co-editing authoritative editions of Culwhch and Olwen in Welsh and English with D. Simon Evans. She was also a co-editor of The Arthur of the Welsh: The Arthurian Legend in Medieval Welsh Literature, an anthology of scholarly essays on the major Arthurian works from medieval Wales that is really critical for anyone interested in the topic to read. She also produced several articles and books on medieval Welsh poet Dafydd ap Gwilym.
May she rest in peace and may students in this digital age continue to look up her works for many years to come.
Heavenfield 
What an amazing legacy she left us all. I life lived, that for certain.
Mak
Michelle,
As part of our talks programme for 2010-11 we are very pleased to say that Dr James E Fraser, University od Edinburgh, has a agreed to give a lecture in Aberlady, East Lothian on 30 March 2011 on the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Lothian. This ground-breaking lecture may be of interest to your subscribers.
Aberlady on the south bank of the River Forth was an Early Christian centre with close links to both monastic centres at Iona and Lindisfarne. A reconstruction of the 8th C Anglian cross which stood here is currently being carved. The carvings on the remaining fragment bear a very close relationship to the illuminated artwork within the carpet pages of the Lindisfarne Gospels. Aberlady was on the pilgrim route, which we have decided to call St Aidan’s Way, between Iona and Lindisfarne. From Aberlady it crossed the Lammermuirs south.
I’m sure it will be an interesting talk. I wish I could just jump the pond to hear some of these local talks. Does Aberlady sponsor an annual talk?