Featured Article Quiz #185
Meurig ab Arthfael
#1 According to the 12th-century Book of Llandaff, what action did Meurig ab Arthfael take regarding churches?
He freed all churches from obligations to lay people.
He abolished all church land and made bishops work for lay lords.
He required churches to pay taxes only to Gwent rather than bishops.
#2 Around what time did the charters say Meurig ordered churches to be freed from duties to laypeople?
Around 850.
Around 750.
Around 950.
#3 Which years are recorded for the death of a king named Meurig in the Annales Cambriae, and which year does Wendy Davies strongly argue for Meurig ab Arthfael?
849 and 874 are recorded; Davies argues strongly for 874.
800 and 830 are recorded; Davies argues strongly for 830.
849 and 874 are recorded; Davies argues strongly for 849.