Cardiff School of History, Archaeology and Religion

Research Interests

• Slavery in the societies of medieval Britain c. 800-1200 a.d.
• The warrior fraternities of medieval Britain c. 800-1200 a.d.
• Concepts of gender and power in early-medieval Britain.
• The beginnings of English imperialism: political and cultural interaction between the societies of Britain in the 11^th and 12^th centuries.
• Viking settlement and society in the Irish Sea region.
• The narrative of William A. Hall (a fugitive slave in Cardiff) and Welsh anti-slavery sentiments, 1861-65

Selected Publications

• D. R. Wyatt Slaves and Warriors in Medieval Britain and Ireland, 800-1200 (Brill, Leiden; Boston, 2009) http://www.brill.nl/product_id28505.htm
• D. R. Wyatt, ‘Gruffudd ap Cynan and the Hiberno-Norse World’. Published in The Welsh History Review, vol. 19, No. 4, December 1999. pp. 595-617.
• D. R. Wyatt, ‘The Significance of Slavery: Alternative Approaches to Anglo-Saxon Slavery’ Published in Anglo-Norman Studies XXIII, (Woodbridge, 2001) pp. 328-347.
• D. R. Wyatt & W.D. Jones ‘Caethwas Ffoedig yng Nghaerdydd: Hanes William A. Hall a diddymiaeth Gymreig 1861-65’ [‘A Fugitive Slave in Cardiff: The narrative of William A. Hall and Welsh anti-slavery sentiments 1861-65’] Canu Caeth; y Cymry A'r Afro-Americaniaid (Llandysul: Gomer, 2010) pp. 39-63

Teaching

Year 1

HS1101                     

Medieval Europe

Level 1 Module   20 Credits

Medieval Castle

• The module provides an introduction to the history of Europe during the Middle Ages.

HS1107                     

History in Practice: Fury, Folly and Footnotes

Level 1 Module  20 Credits

• History in Practice introduces students to the different frameworks which underpin historical research and the many different ways of writing history, while providing training in the skills necessary to practice history at undergraduate level.

Year 2

HS1723                     

Blood and Honour: The Viking Age in the West

Level 2 Module  30 Credits

Viking age statues

• Wales and Ireland have frequently been regarded by historians as marginal frontier regions on the fringes of medieval Europe. This course takes a very different perspective and examines how the Irish Sea region was at the heart of a dynamic maritime network linking communities around the North Atlantic.

Year 3

HS1818                     

Slavery and Sin

Level 3 Module  30 Credits

Slavery and Sin

• This module examines the enormous social and cultural significance of slavery in Christian Europe from the late Roman period to the eve of the discovery of the New World.

Postgraduate Teaching

HST903 Themes in Ancient & Medieval Warfare

MA in Ancient & Medieval Warfare   20 Credits

Lifelong Learning Teaching - Exploring the Past

I conceived, designed and manage this foundation pathway which provides non-traditional adult learners with progression onto part-time degree schemes in SHARE with advanced standing. For further details see:

Exploring the Past Web Site:

http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/learn/exploringthepast/

Impact and Engagement

As community engagement co-ordinator for the School

• I promote and manage community engagement, widening access and outreach initiatives in the School
• I contribute to and lead the development of new outreach and engagement initiatives.
• I contribute to creating collaborative initiatives and programmes internally and externally.

Selected Innovation and Engagement activities:-

CAER Heritage Project

Please click on link below to view YouTube video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_XTulzqTlA

The Caerau and Ely Rediscovering Heritage Project (CAER) engages Cardiff's Ely and Caerau communities in excavating and exploring an un-researched Iron-Age hillfort, building a detailed picture of the history of this area. For further details of the project see my research page.

Project website:

http://caerheritageproject.com

Facebook Page with information & images: http://www.facebook.com/#!/CAERHeritageProject

SHARE with Schools Project

I co-ordinate SHARE with Schools (SwS) a project which creates links with local secondary schools and sixth forms in a variety of 'widening access' locations in South-east Wales (currently Ely, Caerau, Leckwith and the Cynon Valley). For further details of the project see my research page.

Project web site: http://sharewithschools.wordpress.com/

NCCPE ambassador

I am a public engagement ambassador with the National Centre for the Coordination of Public Engagement, an institution which promotes Public Engagement in Higher Education Institutions across the UK

http://www.publicengagement.ac.uk/how-we-help/ambassadors/david-wyatt

http://www.publicengagement.ac.uk/david-wyatt