- Mabinogion - Wikipedia
The Mabinogion (Welsh pronunciation: [mabɪˈnɔɡjɔn] ⓘ) is a collection of the earliest Welsh prose stories, compiled in Middle Welsh in the 12th–13th centuries from earlier oral traditions There are two main source manuscripts, created c 1350 –1410, as well as a few earlier fragments
- The Mabinogion - Ancient Welsh tales of myths and legend - Historic UK
The Mabinogion is based upon a 14th century manuscript known as ‘Red book of Hergest’ The work is a collection of eleven tales of early Welsh literature and draws upon the mystical word of the Celtic people intertwining myths, folklore, tradition and history
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We might read the Mabinogion as both an interpretation of a mythological past and a commentary on the medieval present The two and half centuries during which the Mabinogion texts were being composed represent a threshold of critical transition in Welsh history and literature
- THE MABINOGION - Project Gutenberg
Crossing into Wales we find, in the Mabinogion, the evident counterpart of the Celtic portion of the continental romance, mixed up, indeed, with various reflex additions from beyond the border, but still containing ample internal evidence of a Welsh original
- The Mabinogion Index | Sacred Texts Archive
The Mabinogion is one of the masterpieces of world literature, and a must-read for anyone who wants to have an understanding of Celtic lore One minor barrier for some readers may be the spelling of Welsh, particularly in place names and names of people
- Mabinogion | Summary Influences | Britannica
Mabinogion, collection of 11 medieval Welsh tales based on mythology, folklore, and heroic legends The tales provide interesting examples of the transmission of Celtic, Norman, and French traditions in early romance
- The timeless magic of The Mabinogion | Wales. com
Uncover the weird and wonderful world of The Mabinogion, an anthology of some of Wales' earliest folklore tales that continue to enthral readers Get to grips with Wales' most famous text, where princes transform into pigs and giants wage wars
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Aside from being one of the few substantial preservations of Welsh mythology (the others being The Welsh Triads and Geoffrey of Monmouth's History, also found in the Red and White Books), the Mabinogion has influenced fantasy literature to varying degrees: The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander;
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