pinpointed, and mentions Arthur's involvement in the battle. The poems Yr Afallennau and Yr Oianau describe the mad Merlin in a forest talking to an apple tree and a pig, prophesying the success or failure of the Welsh army in battles with the Normans in South Wales. Some of the other poems contained are: (A Conversation Between Merlin and Taliesin) Dadl y Corff a'r Enaid (Dialogue between the Body and the Soul)Elegy to Madog ap Maredudd (d. 1160)The Elegy of Gereint son of ErbinThe Verses of the GravesKyntaw geir (a penitential poem on pilgrimage) Gwerz SkolanRecent developments There has been a call from the editor of the Carmarthen Journal newspaper to house the Black Book in its native Carmarthen, so that it might be seen by locals and tourists coming into the town. In 2002, it was announced that the Black Book had been scanned, and made available online. In 2014 it was suggested an interactive display about the book could be created in Carmarthen's St Peter's Church. In March 2015, University of Cambridge Professor Paul Russell and Ph.D. student Myriah Williams reported that a variety of imaging techniques such as ultraviolet lamps and photo-editing software had revealed content that had been invisible under normal viewing conditions. Among the previously unknown material, erased half a millennium ago, were extensive marginal annotations, including an inscription suggesting that the book was gifted by a previous owner to a family member; drawings of a fish and of two human faces; and a previously unattested Welsh poem. References Further reading Jarman, A. O. H. (Ed.) (1982), Llyfr Du Caerfyrddin. Caerdydd : Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru. . A diplomatic edition of the original text. Pennar, Meirion. (1989), The Black Book of Carmarthen. Llanerch Enterprises. . An introduction with translations of some of the poems, accompanied by corresponding reproductions of the John Gwenogvryn Evans diplomatic text. External links The Black Book of Carmarthen at the National Library of Wales. Gives access to colour images of Peniarth MS 1''. The Black Book of Carmarthen at the Celtic Literature Collective. Uses Skene's incomplete and inaccurate translation from 1848. Full list of poems with translations. Evans, John Gwenogvryn. Ed. Black Book of Carmarthen. (Pwllheli: 1906). The diplomatic edition of the complete MS. 13th-century illuminated manuscripts Arthurian literature in Welsh Carmarthen Earliest known manuscripts by language Medieval Welsh literature Peniarth collection Taliesin Welsh-language literature Welsh manuscripts Welsh poetry