This eBook edition of «The Mabinogion» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Mabinogion is the earliest prose literature of Britain and it contains Arthurian tales, Welsh romances and other Celtic legends and myths. The meaning Mabinogi is obscure, but it clearly roots in the word 'mab' for son, child, young person: this is to be seen in the naming convention 'son of' in genealogies. The tales are: The Lady of the Fountain Peredur the Son of Evrawc Geraint the son of Erbin Kilhwch and Olwen The dream of Rhonabwy Pwyll Prince of Dyved Branwen the daughter of Llyr Manawyddan the son of Llyr Math the son of Mathonwy The dream of Maxen Wledig The story of Lludd and Llevelys Taliesin
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Anonymous. The Mabinogion (Welsh Arthurian Legends)
The Mabinogion (Welsh Arthurian Legends)
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Table of Contents
Introduction
The Lady of the Fountain
Peredur the Son of Evrawc
Geraint the Son of Erbin
Kilhwch and Olwen or the Twrch Trwyth
The Dream of Rhonabwy
Pwyll Prince of Dyved
Branwen the Daughter of Llyr
Here is the Second Portion of the Mabinogi
Manawyddan the Son of Llyr
Here is the Third Portion of the Mabinogi
Math the Son of Mathonwy
This is the Fourth Portion of the Mabinogi
The Dream of Maxen Wledig
Here is the Story of Lludd and Llevelys
Taliesin
FOOTNOTES
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Anonymous
The Lady of the Fountain
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So they came to the determination that it was better that she should have permission to marry some one from elsewhere; and, thereupon, she sent for the bishops and archbishops to celebrate her nuptials with Owain. And the men of the earldom did Owain homage.
And Owain defended the Fountain with lance and sword. And this is the manner in which he defended it: Whensoever a knight came there he overthrew him, and sold him for his full worth, and what he thus gained he divided among his barons and his knights; and no man in the whole world could be more beloved than he was by his subjects. And it was thus for the space of three years.