The Archaeological Journal; Published Under the Direction of the Central Committee of the Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, for T (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 edition. Excerpt: ...the Uodnct is a place called Helshaw. We important point is that the town is often may surmise that of several shaws in the called Amwytkig, without the aubstan-neighbourhood the one which approached tire. Phil. Trans, i. No. 6. Avaricum nearest to Hawkstoue took from it its (Bourgea) lay on the river Avar-a, and name, and was called the Hel-shaw. Autricum (Chartres) on the river which 6 lig would really be an adjective, was called Autura. Walckenaer, i. 399. and would signify belonging to the El. The connection between the names of But adjectives of this class are con-the towns and the names of the rivers is stantly used both in Welsh and iu obvious, and is noticed by Walckenaer, Breton as substantives denoting place. though he does not attempt to explain In modern Welsh Shrewsbury is called its nature. Tref Amvythiy, the moated, or the prince named Brochmael held the suzereinty in that part of Britain. There is reason to suppose that he was the same person as the prince of that name who, according to Bede, was present at the Battle of Chester.7 This celebrated battle was fought, according to the Saxon Chronicle, in 607, but according both to the Annales Cambria; and to Tighernac, in 613, which is probably the true date. If we follow this calculation, thirty-six years must have elapsed between the date of Ceawlin's inroad and Ethelfrith's advance upon Chester; and, though this interval might well be comprised within the reign of one prince, yet it is long enough to make some explanation desirable. The circumstances of the case readily furnish it. The Annales Cambriae inform us that Selim, son of Cynan, fell in the battle of Chester. Now Cynan is always represented as the son of Brochmael, and accordingly it would appear that the...