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Dr David Callander
- Welsh speaking
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Teams and roles for David Callander
Senior Lecturer
Overview
I am a medievalist and literary scholar, specializing in early Welsh poetry and medieval Welsh literature. I am also a comparatist and study and compare Old English, Middle English, and medieval Latin texts. I seek to look at what can be learnt by bringing divergent contemporary literary traditions into dialogue with one another. I also undertake comparative research between vernacular and Latin texts from medieval Wales and across different Celtic languages and literatures. Other areas of special interest include examining how modern literary theory and works of medieval literature can be mutually informative, and studying the post-medieval evolution of medieval texts. This was the subject of my latest book Trawsffurfio'r Seintiau on the trilingual hagiographic anthology Yale, Osborn fb229 (University of Wales Press, 2024), which was awarded the Vernam Hull Memorial Prize.
Currently, I am contributing to a major project to edit and study the medieval Welsh Merlin poems.
Publication
2026
- 2026. 'Y Bedwenni'. [Online].Welsh Merlin Poetry project: myrddin.cymru. Available at: https://myrddin.cymru/poem/002/.
2025
- Callander, D. , Lewis, B. and Rowland, J. eds. 2025. Lliaws rhith: astudiaethau ar lenyddiaeth Gymraeg a Cheltaidd / studies in Welsh and Celtic literature cyflwynedig i'r athro Marged Haycock. Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru.
- Callander, D. 2025. Undod testunol 'ardwyre reget'. In: Callander, D. , Lewis, B. J. and Rowland, J. eds. Lliaws Rhith: Astudiaethau ar Lenyddiaeth Gymraeg a Cheltaidd / Studies in Welsh and Celtic Literature Cyflwynedig i'r Athro Marged Haycock. Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru. , pp.39-66.
- Callander, D. 2025. On Brytene: Late Old English poetry and nation. Early Medieval England and its Neighbours 51 e9. (10.1017/ean.2025.1)
2024
- Callander, D. 2024. Colli Prydain, Colli'r Byd: 'Gwasgargerdd Fyrddin'. Llên Cymru 47 (1), pp.1-24. (10.16922/lc.47.1)
- Callander, D. 2024. Trawsffurfio'r Seintiau: Llawysgrif Yale o Fucheddau'r Saint. Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru.
- Callander, D. 2024. Cian, a elwir Gweinydd Gwawd?. Studia Celtica 58 (1), pp.85-92. (10.16922/SC.58.5)
2023
- Callander, D. 2023. Vita Sancti Danielis (Peniarth 225). [Online].www.saints.wales. Available at: https://saints.wales/wp-content/uploads/VSDanielis.pdf.
- Callander, D. 2023. Vita Sancti Paterni. [Online].www.saints.wales. Available at: https://saints.wales/wp-content/uploads/VSPaterni.pdf.
- Callander, D. 2023. Vita Sancte Wenefrede (Composite; Lansdowne). [Online].Vitae Sanctorum Cambriae.
- Callander, D. 2023. Vita Sancte Wenefrede (Robert of Shrewsbury; Trinity). [Online].Vitae Sanctorum Cambriae. Available at: https://saints.wales/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wenefreda-Trin.pdf.
- Callander, D. 2023. Vita Sancte Wenefrede (Robert of Shrewsbury; Laud). [Online].Vitae Sanctorum Cambriae. Available at: https://saints.wales/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wenefreda-Laud.pdf.
- Callander, D. 2023. Vita Sancte Wenefrede (Anonymous; Claudius). [Online].saints.wales. Available at: https://saints.wales/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Wenefreda-Claud.pdf.
- Callander, D. 2023. Adapting Winefride in Welsh, Latin and English. In: Sylvester, L. and Pons-Sanz, S. eds. Medieval English in a Multilingual Context: Current Methodologies and Approaches. Springer Nature. , pp.441-466. (10.1007/978-3-031-30947-2_15)
2022
- Callander, D. 2022. Agweddau ar Naratif a Strwythur y Cerddi Cymraeg i'r Seintiau. In: Parsons, D. N. and Russell, P. eds. Seintiau Cymru, Sancti Cambrenses: Astudiaethau ar Seintiau Cymru. Aberystwyth: Canolfan Uwchefrydiau Cymreig a Cheltaidd Prifysgol Cymru. , pp.287-298.
2021
- Callander, D. and Thomas, R. 2021. Amser yn Armes Prydein Vawr. Studia Celtica 55 (1), pp.1-28. (10.16922/SC.55.1)
- Callander, D. 2021. Vita Sancti Asaph [Edition and Translation]. www.welshsaints.ac.uk: Vitae Sanctorum Cambriae Project. Available at: https://www.welshsaints.ac.uk/edition/texts/prose/VAsaph_RBA/edited-text.eng.html.
2020
- Callander, D. 2020. Y Seintiau a Thraddodiad Llenyddol: Achos y Canu i Wenfrewy. Studia Celtica 54 (1), pp.99-114. (10.16922/SC.54.7)
- Callander, D. 2020. Cywydd Epitaff Adam Wsg a 'Cusky' Saesneg Canol. Llên Cymru 43 (1), pp.96-100. (10.16922/lc.43.4)
2019
- Callander, D. 2019. Dissonant neighbours: narrative progress in early Welsh and English poetry. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
- Callander, D. 2019. Troelus a Chressyd: A Translation of the Welsh adaptation of Troilus and Criseyde. National Library of Wales Journal XXXVII (2), pp.-.
- Callander, D. 2019. Yale, Llyfrgell Beinecke, Osborn fb229. Dwned 25 , pp.73-80.
2018
- Callander, D. 2018. Die diachrone Entwicklung der Erzählung in der kymrischen Heiligendichtung. In: Von Contzen, E. and Kragl, F. eds. Narratologie und mittelalterliches Erzählen: Autor, Erzähler, Perspektive, Zeit und Raum. Das Mittelalter. Perspektiven mediävistischer Forschung. Beihefte Vol. 7.Berlin: De Gruyter. , pp.101-124.
2017
- Thomas, R. and Callander, D. 2017. Reading Asser in early medieval Wales: the evidence of Armes Prydein Vawr. Anglo-Saxon England 46 , pp.115-145. (10.1017/S0263675118000066)
2016
- Callander, D. 2016. Laȝamon’s dialogue and English poetic tradition. English Studies 97 (7), pp.709-724. (10.1080/0013838X.2016.1198117)
- Kooper, E. and Callander, D. 2016. The Middle English life of St Teilo. The Mediaeval Journal 6 (1), pp.29-72. (10.1484/J.TMJ.5.110979)
2015
- Callander, D. 2015. Datblygiad Armes Dydd Brawd. Studia Celtica 49 (1), pp.57-102.
- Callander, D. 2015. Trefn Canu Llywarch Hen yn Llyfr Coch hergest. Llên Cymru 38 (1), pp.1-11.
2014
- Callander, D. 2014. Dau englyn maswedd o Ganu Heledd. Dwned 20 , pp.31-36.
- Callander, D. 2014. The corruption of evidence in a critical tradition: Welsh and Old English elegies. Quaestio Insularis 15 , pp.108-125.
2013
- Callander, D. 2013. Middle English ‘cusky' [Note]. Notes and Queries 60 (3), pp.365-367. (10.1093/notesj/gjt157)
Articles
- Callander, D. 2025. On Brytene: Late Old English poetry and nation. Early Medieval England and its Neighbours 51 e9. (10.1017/ean.2025.1)
- Callander, D. 2024. Colli Prydain, Colli'r Byd: 'Gwasgargerdd Fyrddin'. Llên Cymru 47 (1), pp.1-24. (10.16922/lc.47.1)
- Callander, D. 2024. Cian, a elwir Gweinydd Gwawd?. Studia Celtica 58 (1), pp.85-92. (10.16922/SC.58.5)
- Callander, D. and Thomas, R. 2021. Amser yn Armes Prydein Vawr. Studia Celtica 55 (1), pp.1-28. (10.16922/SC.55.1)
- Callander, D. 2020. Y Seintiau a Thraddodiad Llenyddol: Achos y Canu i Wenfrewy. Studia Celtica 54 (1), pp.99-114. (10.16922/SC.54.7)
- Callander, D. 2020. Cywydd Epitaff Adam Wsg a 'Cusky' Saesneg Canol. Llên Cymru 43 (1), pp.96-100. (10.16922/lc.43.4)
- Callander, D. 2019. Troelus a Chressyd: A Translation of the Welsh adaptation of Troilus and Criseyde. National Library of Wales Journal XXXVII (2), pp.-.
- Callander, D. 2019. Yale, Llyfrgell Beinecke, Osborn fb229. Dwned 25 , pp.73-80.
- Thomas, R. and Callander, D. 2017. Reading Asser in early medieval Wales: the evidence of Armes Prydein Vawr. Anglo-Saxon England 46 , pp.115-145. (10.1017/S0263675118000066)
- Callander, D. 2016. Laȝamon’s dialogue and English poetic tradition. English Studies 97 (7), pp.709-724. (10.1080/0013838X.2016.1198117)
- Kooper, E. and Callander, D. 2016. The Middle English life of St Teilo. The Mediaeval Journal 6 (1), pp.29-72. (10.1484/J.TMJ.5.110979)
- Callander, D. 2015. Datblygiad Armes Dydd Brawd. Studia Celtica 49 (1), pp.57-102.
- Callander, D. 2015. Trefn Canu Llywarch Hen yn Llyfr Coch hergest. Llên Cymru 38 (1), pp.1-11.
- Callander, D. 2014. Dau englyn maswedd o Ganu Heledd. Dwned 20 , pp.31-36.
- Callander, D. 2014. The corruption of evidence in a critical tradition: Welsh and Old English elegies. Quaestio Insularis 15 , pp.108-125.
- Callander, D. 2013. Middle English ‘cusky' [Note]. Notes and Queries 60 (3), pp.365-367. (10.1093/notesj/gjt157)
Book sections
- Callander, D. 2025. Undod testunol 'ardwyre reget'. In: Callander, D. , Lewis, B. J. and Rowland, J. eds. Lliaws Rhith: Astudiaethau ar Lenyddiaeth Gymraeg a Cheltaidd / Studies in Welsh and Celtic Literature Cyflwynedig i'r Athro Marged Haycock. Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru. , pp.39-66.
- Callander, D. 2023. Adapting Winefride in Welsh, Latin and English. In: Sylvester, L. and Pons-Sanz, S. eds. Medieval English in a Multilingual Context: Current Methodologies and Approaches. Springer Nature. , pp.441-466. (10.1007/978-3-031-30947-2_15)
- Callander, D. 2022. Agweddau ar Naratif a Strwythur y Cerddi Cymraeg i'r Seintiau. In: Parsons, D. N. and Russell, P. eds. Seintiau Cymru, Sancti Cambrenses: Astudiaethau ar Seintiau Cymru. Aberystwyth: Canolfan Uwchefrydiau Cymreig a Cheltaidd Prifysgol Cymru. , pp.287-298.
- Callander, D. 2018. Die diachrone Entwicklung der Erzählung in der kymrischen Heiligendichtung. In: Von Contzen, E. and Kragl, F. eds. Narratologie und mittelalterliches Erzählen: Autor, Erzähler, Perspektive, Zeit und Raum. Das Mittelalter. Perspektiven mediävistischer Forschung. Beihefte Vol. 7.Berlin: De Gruyter. , pp.101-124.
Books
- Callander, D. , Lewis, B. and Rowland, J. eds. 2025. Lliaws rhith: astudiaethau ar lenyddiaeth Gymraeg a Cheltaidd / studies in Welsh and Celtic literature cyflwynedig i'r athro Marged Haycock. Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru.
- Callander, D. 2024. Trawsffurfio'r Seintiau: Llawysgrif Yale o Fucheddau'r Saint. Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru.
- Callander, D. 2019. Dissonant neighbours: narrative progress in early Welsh and English poetry. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
Monographs
- Callander, D. 2021. Vita Sancti Asaph [Edition and Translation]. www.welshsaints.ac.uk: Vitae Sanctorum Cambriae Project. Available at: https://www.welshsaints.ac.uk/edition/texts/prose/VAsaph_RBA/edited-text.eng.html.
Websites
- 2026. 'Y Bedwenni'. [Online].Welsh Merlin Poetry project: myrddin.cymru. Available at: https://myrddin.cymru/poem/002/.
- Callander, D. 2023. Vita Sancti Danielis (Peniarth 225). [Online].www.saints.wales. Available at: https://saints.wales/wp-content/uploads/VSDanielis.pdf.
- Callander, D. 2023. Vita Sancti Paterni. [Online].www.saints.wales. Available at: https://saints.wales/wp-content/uploads/VSPaterni.pdf.
- Callander, D. 2023. Vita Sancte Wenefrede (Composite; Lansdowne). [Online].Vitae Sanctorum Cambriae.
- Callander, D. 2023. Vita Sancte Wenefrede (Robert of Shrewsbury; Trinity). [Online].Vitae Sanctorum Cambriae. Available at: https://saints.wales/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wenefreda-Trin.pdf.
- Callander, D. 2023. Vita Sancte Wenefrede (Robert of Shrewsbury; Laud). [Online].Vitae Sanctorum Cambriae. Available at: https://saints.wales/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wenefreda-Laud.pdf.
- Callander, D. 2023. Vita Sancte Wenefrede (Anonymous; Claudius). [Online].saints.wales. Available at: https://saints.wales/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Wenefreda-Claud.pdf.
Research
My research interests include:
- Medieval Welsh literature
- Old and Middle English literature (especially poetry)
- Medieval Arthurian literature
- Comparative medieval literature
- Narrative and poetics
- Medieval Latin texts from Wales (especially saints’ lives)
- Editing medieval texts
- Post-medieval reception of medieval literature
I welcome applications from potential postgraduate students interested in any of these areas.
I am also Co-Investigator on the major AHRC project "An Edition of the Welsh Merlin Poetry" (funded value: £716,013 https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FW000717%2F1).
Teaching
I teach widely within and beyond Welsh and Celtic Studies and contribute to or have contributed to the following modules:
BA Cymraeg
- Herio’r Traddodiad Llenyddol
- Myrddin a Merlin
- Trafod ein Llên
- Sgiliau Llafar
- Defnyddio’r Gymraeg
- Y Gymraeg Heddiw
- Y Gymraeg yn y Gymru Gyfoes
- Dafydd ap Gwilym
- Modern Welsh Literature
- Awdur, Testun a Darllenydd
- Ymchwilio Proffesiynol
- Blas ar Ymchwil
- Ymchwilio Estynedig
- Ymchwilio Proffesiynol Estynedig
MA Welsh and Celtic Studies
- Academic and Professional Research
- Exploring Welsh and Celtic Studies
- Special Subject
- Extended Research Project
Biography
Academic Positions
- August 2022 - present: Senior Lecturer in Welsh, Cardiff University
- October 2019 - July 2022: Lecturer in Welsh, Cardiff University
- October 2018 - September 2019: Junior Research Fellow, St Catharine's College, Cambridge
- October 2017 - September 2018: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Vitae Sanctorum Cambriae project, Cambridge
Visiting Positions
- January and Summer 2026: Residential visits at Rennes 2 University and the University of Western Brittany, funded by the Saunders Lewis Memorial Scholarship
- Hilary Term, 2025: Short-Term Visiting Fellow, Jesus College, Oxford
- May - July 2024: Visiting Scholar, Philipps-Universität Marburg
- February - April 2024: Associate in Medieval Studies, Harvard University
Education and Qualifications
- 2019 Postgraduate Certificate of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, University of Cambridge
- 2017 PhD ASNC, University of Cambridge
- 2015 - 2016 Leverhulme Study Abroad Scholarship, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
- 2013 MPhil ASNC, University of Cambridge
- 2012 BA English, University of Oxford
Honours and awards
Saunders Lewis Memorial Scholarship (2025-6)
Bardsey Island Artist in Residence (August 2025)
Vernam Hull Memorial Prize for my monograph Trawsffurfio'r Seintiau (University of Wales Press, 2024)
Professional memberships
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Member of the British Academy's 'Datblygiad yr Iaith Gymraeg' (Development of the Welsh Language) project
Associate Lecturer, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol (cross-university Welsh-medium organisation)
Committees and reviewing
Co-editor of Llên Cymru
Reviews editor, Studia Celtica
Member of the Editorial Board of Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium
News articles
Contact Details
[email protected]
+44 29225 11714
John Percival Building, Room Room 1.73, Colum Drive, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
+44 29225 11714
John Percival Building, Room Room 1.73, Colum Drive, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
