然而相较爱尔兰卷帙浩繁的中古时期叙事散文,威尔士知名的只有一部在三个13-14世纪手稿保存的Mabinogion(应是原名Mabinogi的笔误,被当成其复数形式)。集子里包括了几个早期亚瑟王传说和威尔士本土传说,最重要的则是四个章节有连续性叙事(独立情节)的长篇散文,学者们称Four Branches of Mabinogi。这个集子里的11篇散文...
Roman-occupied Britain becomes the setting for this fantastical retelling of Arthurian legend. Based on the stories of Mabinogion, the History of the Kings of Britain and works by Geoffrey of Monmouth, the saga centers around the invasion of barbarians staking their claim on the British isle. It...
Drawing on myth, folklore and history, the stories of the "Mabinogion" passed from generations of storytellers before they were written down in the thirteenth century in the form we know. Set in dual realms of the forests and valleys of Wales and the shadowy otherworld, the tales are permeate...
The Mabinogion(many translations exist - pick the one that makes you happy) The Encyclopedia of Mythology: Classical, Celtic, Norse, by Arthur Cotterell(we obviously have used dozens of academic resource books and could not list them all, but this particular one was spoken of very highly, and...
A Chronological History of BritainHome The PodcastExpand submenu MembershipExpand submenu ExtrasExpand submenu CommunitiesExpand submenu Month: July 2021 377 – The King of Wales July 30, 2021 By Jamie Audio Player 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. ...
HistoryOrigin and WarSauron forges the One Ring, by Ted Nasmith The Ring saw its origin at the core of a plot by Sauron to bring the peoples of Middle-earth under his dominion. To do this, Sauron conceived of a set of magic Rings that he would aid the Elves in forging, and then ...
Word History:The wordmacabrecomes from the Middle French phraseDanse Macabré,"the Dance of Death," which was a popular subject of art and literature in the late Middle Ages. In representations of this dance, Death is shown leading people of all classes and walks of life to the same inescap...
Today marks the 164thanniversary of the death of one of the most famous figures in Merthyr’s history – Sir Josiah John Guest. Sir Josiah John Guest Josiah John Guest was born in Dowlais on 2 February 1785, the eldest child of Thomas Guest, manager and part owner of the Dowlais Ironwo...
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Some of these personages are enumerated amongst the Saints of Wales, but of the individual history of the greater number little is known. The most eminent of them, Gildas mab Caw. Huail, another of the brothers, obtained a less honourable notoriety for his vices which eventually cost him ...