![]() ![]() The first four stories are the most ludicrous of the bunch, with crazy things happening every five minutes, while most of the remaining stories have ties to King Arthur and his knights, and are more grounded, despite the magic involved. fantasy fiction genre, so popular today, was practically unknown before its publication. The Mabinogion is a collection of Welsh and British legends that are about knights, sorcerers, and the like. The original, which used the Everyman text, translated by Gwyn Jones and Thomas Jones, was published by Dragon's Dream. An article about the Mabinogion on the BBC Wales history site. Characters: Geraint son of Erbin, Culhwch, Olwen, Peredur son of Efrawg, King Arthur, Angharad Golden-Hand, Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed, Rhiannon, Pryderi, Bran (Bendigaidfran), Arawn (King of Annwn), Hafgan, Gwawl, Hefeydd (the Old), Teyrnon, Bendigaidfran (Bran), Branwen (daughter of LLyr), Matholwch (King of Ireland), Efnisien, Taliesin, Cigfa (Kicua), Manawydan, Math (son of Mathonwy), Gwydion (Gwydion son of Don), Gilfaethwy (son of Don), Aranrhod, Lleu Llįirst words: Brothers transformed into animals of both sexes who bring forth children dead men thrown into a cauldron who rise the next day a woman created out of flowers, transformed into an owl for infidelity ĭisambiguation notice: There are two "Alan Lee" Mabinogions. ![]()
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