Many different languages were heard in Wales during the early medieval and medieval periods. People from other countries invaded, came here to work or had prolonged contact through trade.

These nine passages were recorded by Dr Mark Redknap in 2007. These modern recreations of what these lost voices may have sounded like illustrate differing degrees of linguistic exchange in Wales, and further perspectives on creative thoughts, words and deeds from these early periods.

For more information on the periods, see these stories:
 

• Voices from early medieval Wales (AD 400s -1070s)
   
• Voices from Medieval Wales (AD 1070s- 1500s)

Text by Mark Redknap

Recorded voices: Peter Wynn Thomas, Diarmait Mac Giolla Chríost, John Hines, the late David Trotter, Lauran Toorians