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| ====== The Mabinogi Stories ====== | ====== The Mabinogi Stories ====== | ||
| - | The Mabinogi is made up of four Branches which tell the stories of three Kindreds. This page is a summary of all Four Branches. | + | The Mabinogi is made up of four Branches which tell the stories of three Kindreds. This page is a retelling, a summary of all Four Branches. |
| {{:1home_branch.png?150 |}}**Go down to** First Branch: **//[[stories#the_first_branchpwyll|Pwyll]]//**\\ | {{:1home_branch.png?150 |}}**Go down to** First Branch: **//[[stories#the_first_branchpwyll|Pwyll]]//**\\ | ||
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| **The Singing of the Birds of Rhiannon**\\ | **The Singing of the Birds of Rhiannon**\\ | ||
| The Seven journeyed to Harlech, and met a crowd of men and women on the road. Manawydan asked them for news but they said there was none, at least nothing new since Caswallawn took over Britain and ruled it from London. The Seven asked questions and learned that Caswallawn had murdered the regents Bendigeidfran had left in charge. He had used a cloak of invisibility and Caradawg, Bendigeidfran's son, died of shock to see it.\\ | The Seven journeyed to Harlech, and met a crowd of men and women on the road. Manawydan asked them for news but they said there was none, at least nothing new since Caswallawn took over Britain and ruled it from London. The Seven asked questions and learned that Caswallawn had murdered the regents Bendigeidfran had left in charge. He had used a cloak of invisibility and Caradawg, Bendigeidfran's son, died of shock to see it.\\ | ||
| - | {{ ::skylark_3.png?200|}} Then the Seven came to Harlech and feasted in abundance. There came three Birds who sang a song to them; so that when they heard the song, every other sound seemed unlovely compared to this. The Birds appeared as a distant sighting, far above the ocean, yet their song was as clear as if they were right beside them. They were at that feast for seven years.\\ | + | {{ ::skylark_3.png?200|}} Then the Seven came to Harlech and feasted in abundance. There came three Birds who sang a song to them; so that when they heard the song, every other sound seemed unlovely compared to this. The Birds appeared as a distant sighting, far above the ocean, yet the song was as clear as if they were right beside them.\\ |
| - | At the end of seven years they made their way to Gwales in Pembrokeshire, where a great, royal hall above the ocean was prepared for them. All the grief that they had known from this world was gone from memory. Manawydan reminded them that of the four doors the one facing Cornwall must not be opened.\\ | + | At the end of seven years they made their way to Gwales in Pembrokeshire, where a great, royal hall above the ocean was prepared for them. All the grief that they had known from this world was gone from memory. Manawydan reminded them that of the four doors of the hall the one facing Cornwall must not be opened.\\ |
| So passed eighty years with no cares or awareness of time.\\ | So passed eighty years with no cares or awareness of time.\\ | ||
| - | But Heilyn ap Gwyn rose up and swore upon his beard that he would find out what happened if that door was opened. So he did it and suddenly they all thought of their loved ones, and the sad things too that they had known, and of their king. Now they had to complete his mission so they journeyed to London with the Head and buried it there. According to tradition no oppression could come upon the land while the Head was hdden there.\\ | + | But Heilyn ap Gwyn rose up and swore upon his beard that he would find out what happened if that fourth door was opened. So he did it, and suddenly they all thought of their loved ones, of the sad things that they had known, and of their king. Now they had to complete his mission, so they journeyed to London with the Head and buried it there. According to tradition no oppression could come upon the land while the Head was hdden there.\\ |
| - | In Ireland there was none left except five pregnant women from whome that land was populated. That is how there are five regions in Ireland. | + | In Ireland there were none left except five pregnant women from whom that land was repopulated. There are five regions in Ireland because of it. |
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| ===== The Third Branch: MANAWYDAN ===== | ===== The Third Branch: MANAWYDAN ===== | ||
| + | In London after burying the Head, Manawydan mourned his great losses for all the others could return to their homes but not him.\\ | ||
| + | Pryderi had become his close friend and counselled him, pointing out that his ambitions for territory were known to be modest. Manawydan could have a new family by marrying Rhiannon, Pryderi's mother, who Pryderi described as still beautiful and skilled at converse. Pryderi proposed to grant Manawydan the use of his own realm of Dyfed to rule jointly with Rhiannon (for he himself had his new lands to rule).More, Pryderi vowed his own deep friendship.\\ | ||
| + | Much comforted, Manawydan agreed and they came to Dyfed where Rhiannon and Cigfa, Pryderi's wife, welcomed them with a feast. | ||
| {{:1home_branch.png?150 |}}**Go to** First Branch: **//[[stories#the_first_branchpwyll|Pwyll]]//**\\ | {{:1home_branch.png?150 |}}**Go to** First Branch: **//[[stories#the_first_branchpwyll|Pwyll]]//**\\ | ||
