The Mabinogion

by Davies, Sioned

• ISBN13: 9780199218783
• ISBN10: 0199218781
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780191605246
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780192832429, 9780198815242
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-11
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

'I cannot be killed indoors,' he said, 'nor out of doors; I cannot be killed on horseback, nor on foot.' 'Well,' she said, 'how can you be killed?'Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation of British history - these are just some of the themes embraced by the anonymous authors of the eleven tales that make up the Welsh medieval masterpiece known as the Mabinogion. They tell of Gwydion the shape-shifter, who cancreate a woman out of flowers; of Math the magician whose feet must lie in the lap of a virgin; of hanging a pregnant mouse and hunting a magical boar. Dragons, witches, and giants live alongside kings and heroes, and quests of honour, revenge, and love are set against the backdrop of a countrystruggling to retain its independence.This new translation, the first for thirty years, recreates the storytelling world of medieval Wales and re-invests the tales with the power of performance.

Author Biography

Sioned Davies is Head of the School of Welsh at Cardiff University.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Translator's Note

Guide to Pronunciation

Select Bibliographymap of Wales at the time of the Mabinogion

The First Branch of the Mabinogion

The Second Branch of the Mabinogion

The Third Branch of the Mabinogion

The First Branch of the Mabinogion

Peredur son of Efrog

The Dream of the Emperor MaxenLludd and Llefelys

The Lady of the WellGeraint son of Erbin

How Culhwch won Olwen

Rhonabwy's Dream

Explanatory Notes

Glossary of Personal Names

Glossary of Place-Names

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