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'So they took the blossoms of the oak, and the blossoms of the broom, and the blossoms of the meadow-sweet, and produced from them a maiden, the fairest and most graceful that man ever saw...'

In this superb collection of tales, Celtic mythology and Arthurian romance come together to form a fascinating, deep-seated and powerful interpretation of British history. The tales include the story of the shape-shifter, Gwydion, who created a woman out of flowers; a murdered husband turned into an eagle; Math the magician; a magical board, dragons witches and giants.

These wondrous creatures live in the same world as kings and heroes, quests for honour, and stories of revenge, chivalry, honour and love.

THE MABINOGIAN remains one of the greatest and most influential works of myth and legend ever created.

Princess Gwenllian, daughter of the King of Gwynedd, is said to be the author of the Mabinogion, the 800-year-old collection of Celtic tales of romance and adventure, whose unknown author has always been thought to be a man. The first modern publications were English translations by William Owen Pughe of several tales in journals from 1795 onwards. However it was Lady Charlotte Guest who first published the full collection, bilingual in Welsh and English, around 1838-1845. doesn’t really have an author, but I’ve added in some information about who is generally believed to have written the tales, and who translated them.

Preface	p. ix
Maps	p. xiv
Introduction	p. xvii
Note on the Editors and the Text	p. xxxix
Note on Pronunciation of Welsh Names	p. xl
Select Bibliography	p. xliii
The Four Branches of the Mabinogi
Pwyll Prince of Dyfed	p. 3
Branwen Daughter of Llyr	p. 23
Manawydan Son of Llyr	p. 38
Math Son of Mathonwy	p. 50
The Four Independent Native Tales
The Dream of Macsen Wledig	p. 71
Lludd and Llefelys	p. 80
Culhwch and Olwen	p. 85
The Dream of Rhonabwy	p. 122
The Three Romances
The Lady of the Fountain	p. 139
Peredur Son of Efrawg	p. 164
Gereint Son of Erbin	p. 203
Textual Notes	p. 243
Supplementary Textual Notes	p. 247
Index of Proper Names	p. 249
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The Mabinogion

The Mabinogion

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