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The paper discusses the image of a child and childhood as presented in medieval Welsh literature based on selected sources. The following issues are scrutinised herein: the legal status of a child, customs related to the child’s upbringing, and child-parent relations. The analysed material proves that children occupied an important position in medieval Wales. They enjoyed legal protection and guardianship exercised by both biological and foster parents. A significant trope in medieval Welsh literature is grief and mourning after children’s death.