Talk:Pelayo of Asturias
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The words "semi-legendary" do not appear as yet in this article. Like Arthur's, Pelayo's name does not figure in any 8th century documents. Or am I mistaken? Some reference to the material that first presents Pelayo would be a good addition. --Wetman 05:37, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
- "The history of 8th century Asturias is obscure. Contemporary sources are practically nonexistent, and the chroniclers writing two hundred years later had a vested interest in glorifying the ancestors of their own powerful patrons. The traditional accounts, written in the 9th and early 10th, relate the story of Pelayo, a member of the Visigothic nobility, or even perhaps of the royal family, who led the Asturians in several losing skirmishes against Muslim troops."
- Source: Teofilo F. Ruiz (1981), "Asturias-Leon (718-1037)", Dictionary of the Middle Ages, Volume 1, pages 625-626.
- --Stbalbach 12:49, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Name
Is Pelayo a Visigothic or an Asturian name?
Pelayo is the Spanish rendering of the old Roman name "Pelagius." Pelayo of Asturias is listed on the Pelagius disambiguation page. Cranston Lamont 06:11, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Inscriptions
PINTAIVS PEDELICI / F(ilius) ASTVR TRANS/MONTANVS CASTEL(L)O/INTERCATIA SIGNIFER / C(o)HO(rtis) V ASTVRVM / ANNO(rum) XXX STIP(endiorum) VI[I] / H(eres) EX T(estamento) F(aciendum) C(uravit)
