Contents
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER I. | PAGE |
| The Poems contained in the Four Ancient Books of Wales | |
| CHAPTER II. |
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| The Literature of Wales subsequent to the Twelfth Century | |
| CHAPTER III. |
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| Sources of the Early History of Wales | |
| CHAPTER IV. |
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| State of the Country in the Sixth Century, and its History prior to A.D. 560 | |
| CHAPTER V. |
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| State of Britain in A.D. 560 when Gildas wrote, and Kings of the Line of DYFI | |
| CHAPTER VI. |
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| MANAU GODODIN and the Picts | |
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| CHAPTER VII. |
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| The Races of Britain, and the Place of the Picts among them | |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
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| The Celtic Dialects and the Probable Character of the Pictish Language | |
| CHAPTER IX. |
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| The Celtic Topography of Scotland, and the Dialectic Differences indicated by it | |
| CHAPTER X. |
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| CUMBRIA and the Men of the North | |
| CHAPTER XI. |
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| Recent Criticism of the Mythological Poems examined | |
| CHAPTER XII. |
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| Recent Criticism of the Historical Poems examined | |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
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| True Place of the Poems in Welsh Literature | |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
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| Result of the Examination of the Poems, and their Classification |
TRANSLATION OF THE POEMS.
I.
HISTORICAL POEMS CONTAINING ALLUSIONS
TO EVENTS PRIOR TO A.D. 560.
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| A . POEMS REFERRING TO EARLY TRADITIONS. | PAGE |
| I. | Book of Taliessin LIV. The Reconciliation of Lludd the Less | |
| II. | Book of Taliessin XLII. Death-song of Corroi, son of Dayry | |
| III. | Book of Taliessin XL. Death-song of Erof | |
| IV. | Book of Taliessin XLI. | |
| V. | Book of Taliessin XLVI. | |
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| B . POEMS REFERRING TO ARTHUR THE GULEDIG. |
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| VI. | Book of Taliessin XV. The Chair of the Sovereign | |
| VII. | Black Book of Caermarthen | |
| VIII. | Book of Taliessin XXX. | |
| IX. | Black Book of Caermarthen Geraint, son of Erbin | |
| " | Red Book of Hergest XIV. | " |
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| C . POEMS REFERRING TO GWYDYON AP DON AND HIS GWYDDYL AND THE BRITHWYR. |
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| X. | Book of Taliessin X. Daronwy | |
| XI. | Book of Taliessin LII. The Praise of Lludd the Great | |
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| XII. | Book of Taliessin XIV. | |
| XIII. | Book of Taliessin viii. The Battle of Godeu | |
| XIV. | Book of Taliessin I. | |
| " | Red Book of Hergest XXIII. | " |
| XV. | Book of Taliessin XLIII. Death-song of Dylan son of the Wave | |
| XVI. | Black Book of Caermarthen XXXV. | |
| XVII. | Red Book of Hergest XXII. | |
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| D . POEM REFERRING TO GWYDDNO AND GWYNN AP NUDD. |
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| XVIII. | Black Book of Caermarthen XXXIII. | |
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| E . POEMS REFERRING TO EARLY TRADITIONS WHICH BELONG TO A LATER SCHOOL. |
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| XIX. | Book of Taliessin XVI. The Chair of Ceridwen | |
| XX. | Book of Taliessin XLVIII. Death-song of Uthyr Pendragon | |
| XXI. | Book of Taliessin XLV. | |
| XXII. | Book of Taliessin XII. The Praise of Taliessin | |
| XXIII. | Black Book of Caermarthen XXXVIII. | |
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| F . POEMS RELATING TO CITIES OF THE CYMRY AND THEIR LEGENDARY HEROES. |
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| XXIV. | Black Book of Caermarthen XV. | |
| XXV. | Book of Taliessin XXI. | |
| " | Black Book of' Caermarthen | " |
| XXVI. | Black Book of Caermarthen VIII. | |
| XXVIII. | Book of Taliessin XXV. | |
| XXIX. | Black Book of Caermarthen XIX. The Verses of the Graves |
II.
HISTORICAL POEMS CONTAINING ALLUSIONS TO EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO A.D. 560.
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| G . POEMS REFERRING TO WAR BETWEEN SONS OF LLYWARCH HEN AND MWG MAWR DREFYDD. |
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| XXX. | Black Book of Caermarthen XXXIX. Names of the Sons of Llywarch Hen | |
| XXXI. | Black Book of Caermarthen XXX. | |
| XXXII. | Black Book of Caermarthen XXXIV. | |
| XXXIII. | Red Book of Hergest XI. | |
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| H . POEMS RELATING TO GWALLAWG AP LLEENAWG. |
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| XXXIV. | Black Book of Caermarthen XXXII. | |
| XXXV. | Book of Taliessin XI. | |
| XXXVI. | Book of Taliessin XXXVIII. | |
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| I . POEMS RELATING TO URIEN REGED. |
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| XXXVII. | Red Book of Hergest XVII. | |
| XXXVIII. | Book of Taliessin XXXI. | |
| XXXIX. | Book of Taliessin XXXII. | |
| XL. | Book of Taliessin XXXIII. | |
| XLI. | Book of Taliessin XXXIV. | |
| XLII. | Book of Taliessin XXXVI. | |
| XLIII. | Book of Taliessin XXXIX. The Satisfaction of Urien | |
| XLIV. | Book of Taliessin XXXVII. The Spoils of Taliessin, a Song to Urien | |
| XLV. | Red Book of Hergest XII. | |
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| J . POEMS RELATING TO URIEN AND HIS SON OWEN. |
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| XLVI. | Book of Taliessin XVIII. | |
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| XLVII. | Book of Taliessin XXXV. The Affair of Argoed Llwyfain | |
| XLVIII. | Book of Taliessin XLIV. Death-song of Owain | |
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| K . POEMS RELATING TO THE BATTLE OF ARDDERYD. |
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| XLIX. | Black Book of Caermarthen I. | |
| L. | Black Book of Caermarthen XVII. | |
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| L . THE GODODIN POEMS. |
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| LI. | Book of Aneurin I. The Gododin | |
| LII. | Book of Aneurin II. The Gorchan of Tudvwich | |
| LIII. | Book of Aneurin IV. The Gorchan of Cynvelyn | |
| LIV. | Book of Aneurin V. The Gwarchan of Maelderw | |
| LV. | Book of Taliessin XX. Song to Ale | |
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| M. POEMS RELATING TO CADWALLAWN |
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| LVI. | Book of Taliessin XLIX. | |
| LVII. | Book of Taliessin L. | |
| LVIII. | Red Book of Hergest XV. | |
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| N . PREDICTIVE POEMS RELATING TO CADWALADYR. |
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| LIX. | Book of Taliessin VI. The Omen of Prydein the Great | |
| LX. | Book of Taliessin XLVII. | |
| LXI. | Book of Taliessin LIII. | |
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| O . POEMS CONNECTED WITH POWYS. |
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| LXII. | Book of Taliessin XXIII. Satire of Cynan Garwyn son of Brochwael | |
| LXIII. | Red Book of Hergest XVI. | |
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| P . POEMS WHICH MENTION HENRY, OR THE, SON OF HENRY. |
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| LXIV. | Red Book of Hergest I. A Dialogue between Myrdin and his sister Gwendydd. | |
| LXV. | Red Book of Hergest II. A Fugitive Poem of Myrdin in his Grave | |
| LXVI. | Black Book of Caermarthen XVI. | |
| LXVII. | Black Book of Caermarthen XVIII. | |
| LXVIII. | Red Book of Hergest XX. | |
| LXIX. | Red Book of Hergest XIX. | |
| LXX. | Red Book of Hergest XXI. |
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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS FROM THE BLACK BOOK OF CAERMARTHEN.
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| Q . POEMS ATTRIBUTED TO OTHER EARLY BARDS. |
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| LXXI. | Black Book of Caermarthen II. Meigant | |
| LXXII. | Black Book of Caermarthen III. Cuhelyn | |
| LXXIII. | Black Book of Caermarthen IV. | |
| LXXIV. | Black Book of Caermarthen XX. The Cynghogion of Elaeth | |
| LXXV. | Black Book of Caermarthen XXI. | |
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| R . ANONYMOUS POEMS ON RELIGIOUS SUBJECTS. |
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| LXXVI. | Black Book of Caermarthen V. | |
| LXXVII. | Black Book of Caermarthen VI. | |
| LXXVIII. | Black Book of Caermarthen VII. | |
| LXXIX. | Black Book of Caermarthen IX. | |
| LXXX. | Black Book of Caermarthen X. | |
| LXXXI. | Black Book of Caermarthen XI. | |
| LXXXII. | Black Book of Caermarthen XII. | |
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| LXXXIII. | Black Book of Caermarthen XIII. | |
| LXXXIV. | Black Book of Caermarthen XXV. | |
| LXXXV. | Black Book of Caermarthen XXIX. | |
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| S. POEMS RELATING TO YSCOLAN. |
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| LXXXVI. | Black Book of Caermarthen XXVI. | |
| LXXXVII. | Black Book of Caermarthen XXVII. |
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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS FROM THE BOOK OF ANEURIN.
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| T . POEMS CONTAINING ANCIENT PROVERBS. |
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| LXXXVIII. | Book of Aneurin III. The Gwarchan of Adebon |
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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS FROM THE BOOK OF TALIESSIN.
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| U . POEMS RELATING TO THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TALIESSIN. |
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| LXXXIX. | Book of Taliessin III. The Fold of the Bards | |
| XC. | Book of Taliessin VII. Hostile Confederacy | |
| XCI. | Book of Taliessin XVII. The Chair of Taliessin | |
| XCII. | Book of Taliessin XVII. Song to the Wind | |
| XCIII. | Book of Taliessin XIX. Song to Mead | |
| XCIV. | Book of Taliessin LV. Song to the Great World | |
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| XCV. | Book of Taliessin LVI. Song to the Little World | |
| XCVI. | Book of Taliessin IX. Juvenile Ornaments of Taliessin | |
| XCVII. | Book of Taliessin II. The Elegy of the Thousand Sons | |
| XCVIII. | Book of Taliessin IV. The Pleasant Things of Taliessin | |
| XCIX. | Book of Taliessin V. | |
| C. | Book of Taliessin XXVII. | |
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| V . POEMS RELATING TO JEWISH HISTORY. |
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| CI. | Book of Taliessin XXII. The Plagues of Egypt | |
| CII. | Book of Taliessin. XXIV. The Rod of Moses. | |
| CIII. | Book of Taliessin XXIX. | |
| CIV. | Book of Taliessin LI. | |
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| W . POEMS RELATING TO ALEXANDER THE GREAT. |
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| CV. | Book of Taliessin XXVI. The Contrived World | |
| CVI. | Book of Taliessin XXVIII |
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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS FROM THE RED BOOK OF HERGEST.
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| X . POEMS ATTRIBUTED TO LLYWARCH HEN. |
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| CVII. | Red Book of Hergest V. | |
| CVIII. | Red Book of Hergest VI. | |
| CIX. | Red Book of Hergest VII. | |
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| CX. | Red Book of Hergest VIII. | |
| CXI. | Red Book of Hergest IX. | |
| CXII. | Red Book of Hergest X. | |
| CXIII. | Red Book of Hergest XIII. | |
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| Y . POEMS BEGINNING "EIRY MYNYD." |
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| CXIV. | Red Book of Hergest IV. | |
| CXV. | Red Book of Hergest III. | |
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| Z . POEMS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS. |
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| CXVI. | Red Book of Hergest XVIII. | |
| CXVII. | Red Book of Hergest XXIV. The Viaticum of Llevoed Wynebglawr |
ILLUSTRATIONS.
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