Resumen:
The article discusses about issues in Northern history focusing on the location of Gwen Ystrad where king Urien Rheged lead Britons and repelled an attack by Pictish sea-raiders. It is noted that early Brythonic poet Taliesin described this battle in his poem. Topics include Welsh poetry and prose, poetic translations, analysis of early poetry by British scholar Rachel Bromwich, essays on Welsh tradition by Sir Idris Foster, and local government reforms in Great Britain