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| - | ====== A-Z Directory of the Mabinogi (M-R)====== | ||
| - | Combined listings of Characters, Places, Scholars, Themes, Theories. Some key books listed but for publications see The Mabinogi Bibliography. See also Timeline.\\ | ||
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| - | |**Mac Cana**, Proinsias |1955-99 |//The Mabinogi// but re Mabinogion. Many works. Myth reconstruction| | ||
| - | |**Maids** of Arianrhod| |f. [4]Gwydion & Lleu visit disguised as bards. Under fake attack her two maids arm Gwydion; she arms Lleu, breaking her second ban.| | ||
| - | |**Maids** of Blodeuedd| |f. [4]Support their lady in her actions, flee in terror from Gwydion's vengeance, fall to deaths in lake.| | ||
| - | |**Maids** of Gwent| |f.[1]The Lady of Gwent refers to her Maids as completely loyal if she constructs deceit that she gives birth to foundling Gŵri/Pryderi.| | ||
| - | |**Maids** of Rhiannon| |f.[1]Six women. To hide their failure to guard Rhiannon, they plot, smearing her with puppies' blood to look like infanticide.| | ||
| - | ^Manawydan fab Llŷr| |m. [2,3] Brother of Bendigeidfran king of Britain, and Branwen queen of Ireland. Trusted diplomat, cautious about enchantment, friend of Pryderi who gifts him rulership. Marries Rhiannon. Craftsman, farmer. Captures Mouse Lady, uses her to negotiate restitution of Dyfed.| | ||
| - | |**Mare**| |f. Horse. Teyrnon's prize mare foals at May Eve but the newbord disappears. Gwent. See //Cyfranc a'r Caseg Mab//| | ||
| - | ^Math ap Mathonwy| |m. [4] Lord of Gwynedd, enchanter, needs footholder unless at war. Marries the raped Goewin as restitution. Constructs non-human Blodeuedd as wife for Lleu and gifts him territory.| | ||
| - | ^Matholwch| |m. [2] King of Ireland, seeks marriage with Branwen of Britain, father of Gwern. Follows bad advice, abuses Branwen, acts treacherously to Bendigeidfran.| | ||
| - | |**Mathonwy**| |f/m. [4]Parent of Math, sometimes described female, sometimes male.| | ||
| - | |**McKenna**, Catherine |1980-|Crit. Sovereignty (S) Many works kingship lordship poets| | ||
| - | |**[[s:morgain|Morgain, Shan]]**| 2012-|'Mabinogi Bibliog' & this site. Rhiannon, Welsh Renaissance, politics, online education| | ||
| - | |**Men** of Dyfed| |m.[4]Pryderi leads his men to war with Gwynedd. He is killed by Gwydion, grieving they bear his body away.| | ||
| - | |**//Mice//**| |Vermin. [3] Llwyd shapeshifts wife and courtiers as mice to raze Manawydan's crops. See Mouse Lady. | | ||
| - | |**'Mouse Lady'**| |f. [3]Anonymous wife of Llwyd, enchanter. Playfully shapeshifts to Mouse, captured by manawydan, used as hostage. | | ||
| - | |**Nobles** of Dyfed| |m.[1,4]Pwyll has companions when he hunts in Glyn Cuch, probably nobles. He reassures his nobles on returning from Annwfn. His nobles are with him on Gorsedd Arberth during Rhiannon's rides. He takes 99 with him to the 2nd wedding feast. They (men & women) receive her gifts as a bride. They later urge him to divorce Rhiannon, twice. In Pryderi's time they advise accepting Gwydion's costly gifts, then to go to war. See Men of Dyfed.| | ||
| - | |**Nysien** fab Llŷr| |m. [2] Brother and opposite character of Efnysien, peaceful person.| | ||
| - | |**//Owl//**| |Bird. [4] Gwydion avenges Lleu's betrayal by condemning Blodeuedd to live as an owl.| | ||
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| - | |**Pebin**| |m. [4] Gwynedd. Father of Goewin.| | ||
| - | |**Parker**, Will |2002-|Pioneer online resources: history bibliog trans. // Four Branches// native myth.| | ||
| - | |**Penarddun**| |m. [2] Mother of Bendigeidfran, Manawydan, Branwen by Llýr; and by Euroswydd, of Efnysien & Nisien. The different status of her two consorts lead to the conflict and war of the Second Branch.| | ||
| - | |**Pendaran**| |m. [1] High status noble of Dyfed who transacts matters as equal with Pwyll & Rhiannon; foster father of Pryderi. Also named in Second Branch.| | ||
| - | |**Peniarth 6**|1225-1250 c. |Manuscript fragments, incl. two Mabinogi pages: Bendigeidfran's 'bridge' comment; Pryderi & Manawydan hunt boar, Rhiannon rebukes Manawydan. At NLW since 1906.| | ||
| - | |**//Pigs of Annwfn//**| |Pigs [4] Gwynedd. Enchanted much prized pigs, gifts of Annwfn to Pendaran, Pryderi, cause of war Dyfed, Gwynedd.| | ||
| - | |**//Pigs//**| |Boar [3, 4] Pigs of Annwfn [4]; Sow [4]| | ||
| - | |**Priest**| |m. [3] Dyfed. Llwyd's second disguise as Priest to negotiate his Mouse Lady's freedom from Manawydan. See Scholar; Bishop.| | ||
| - | ^Pryderi ap Pwyll| |m. [1,2,3,4] Dyfed, Ireland, Ceredigion. Son of Rhiannon & Pwyll, abducted, foster son of Teyrnon (as Gŵri) & Pendaran. Successful war leader. Marries Cigfa. Generous friend to Manawydan. Imprisoned by Llwyd. Befriends Gwydion who betrays him to foment war, kills him in duel.| | ||
| - | |**//Priflys//**| |Chief Court. (//prif// 'first, chief'; //llys//, 'court'). Political, economic, legal centres. Rulers moved around them, or sent trusted princely agent, esp. to collect supplies.| | ||
| - | ^[[s:pughe|Pughe, William Owen]] |1792-1833 |First publ. Mabinogi text. Many works. Unpubl. //Mabinogion// incl. art| | ||
| - | |**//Puppies//**| |Dogs. [1] Maids of Rhiannon plot to hide their failure as guardians; kill puppies, smear Rhiannon with blood.| | ||
| - | ^Pwyll| |m. [1] Prince of Dyfed, becomes Penn Annwfn hero, ally of Arawn. Chosen by Rhiannon, plots with her to overcome rival Gwawl. Loyal to Rhiannon during loss of their son, penance. Lives long life, dies peacefully.| | ||
| - | |**Queen**| |f. //brenhines//. 'Queen of Annwfn' (unnamed). Queen of Iwerddun, 'Ireland' (Branwen).| | ||
| - | |**'Queen of Annwfn'**| |f. [1] Unnamed wife of Arawn, idealised queen, endures chaste bed with shapechanged Pwyll, later dialogueabout it with husband.| | ||
| - | ^Rhiannon| |f. [1,2,3] Elite noblewoman, horsewoman, enchanter, goddess. Chooses Pwyll as consort, plots with him to extricate herself from Gwawl marriage. Son Gŵri/ Pryderi abducted. She is accused, does penance. Child restored by Teyrnon. Widowed. Remarries, Manawydan. Journeys in Lloegres (England). Captive of Llwyd, rescued by Manawydan.| | ||
| - | ^Roberts, Brynley F. |1964-|Performance oral trad. Characters. Legends| | ||
| - | |**Rodway**, Simon |1998-|Manuscripts, dating, crit. Celtic. //Dating Medieval Welsh Literature// 2013| | ||
| - | |**Rhys, John**|1887-1901 |First Prof. Celtic Oxford, Hibbert Lect. Myth, solar hero, bardic apprentice. | | ||
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