Mysterious Afan

Section 2: Historic Materials

1. Information for Teachers:What we know, and think we know, about the medieval period from 1066 – 1450, generally and in Port Talbot and the Afan Valley: Please refer to Princes of Afan on this site.

2. Information for Children on Medieval Life:

• Armour a. ARMOUR AND WEAPONS
• Battles b. BATTLES AND WARFARE
• Children c. CHILDREN IN MEDIEVAL WALES
• Clothes and Fashion d. CLOTHES AND FASHION
• Food
  • General e. FOOD AND FEASTING
  • Cooking f. COOKING AND TWO MEDIEVAL RECIPES
  • Feasting g. FEASTING IN WALES
• Health and Medicine
  • Health and Medicine h. ILLNESS HEALTH AND MEDICINE
  • Medicine in South Wales i. MEDIEVAL MEDICINE IN SOUTH WALES PHYSICIANS OF MYDDFAI
  • The Dyn Hysbys j. Y DYN HYSBYS
• Horses k2 HORSES IN THE MIDDLE AGES
• People
  • Gerald of Wales m. GERALD OF WALES
  • Matthew Paris n. MATTHEW PARIS
  • The Princes of Afan o. PRINCES OF AFAN
  • Ieuan Gethin p. IEUAN GETHIN
• Occupations:
  • Blacksmith r. OCCUPATIONS BLACKSMITH
  • Candlemaker s. OCCUPATIONS CANDLEMAKER
  • Fletchers and Bowyers t. OCCUPATIONS BOW AND ARROW MAKERS
  • Masons u. OCCUPATIONS MASONS AND STONE CARVERS
  • Farming v. OCCUPATIONS FARMING IN THE MIDDLE AGES
  • Miller w. OCCUPATIONS MILLER
  • Scribe x. OCCUPATIONS THE SCRIBE
  • Wheelwright y. WHEELWRIGHT FOR PACK