texts that ultimately trace their origins back to translations of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae (1136). As such they were key works in shaping how the Welsh thought of themselves and others, tracing their origins back to Brutus of Troy, the mythical founder of Britain. In fact the Welsh word brut is derived from Brutus's name and originally meant "a history of Brutus" and then "a chronicle history". References Sources Welsh poetry before 1100 General Taliesin Gives access to colour images of the entire manuscript. Aneirin A translation into English including notes, glossary and bibliography. Gives access to colour images of the entire manuscript. Llywarch Hen and Heledd Other early poetry Welsh poetry 1100–1600 General Poets of the Nobility, or, Cywyddwyr Translated into English with an introduction. Welsh prose </ref> Welsh religious texts General Further reading Hemming, Jessica. "Pale Horses and Green Dawns. Elusive Colour Terms in Early Welsh Heroic Poetry". In: North American Journal of Celtic Studies 1, no. 2 (2017): 189–223. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.26818/nortamerceltstud.1.2.0189. See also List of Welsh language poets (6th century to c.1600). Welsh Prose 1350–1425 – Online searchable corpus of Medieval Welsh prose – A collection of translations of Welsh texts, along with links to the originals in the corpus above Welsh-language literature Welsh literature History of the Welsh language Welsh poetry Medieval Wales