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| c. 1100 | Tales put together | A single composer organised and edited the tales from long period of oral performance tradition. |
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| c. 1225 -1405 | Manuscripts. | Three MSS. survive but there were probably more. 1) Peniarth 6. 2) Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch, 'White Book'. 3) Llyfr Coch Hergest, 'Red Book. |
| 1875-1828 | William Owen Pughe | First printing: most of Pwyll and Math. Welsh & English. |
| 1838-49 | Charlotte Guest | The Mabinogion Welsh & English. English only ed. 1877. |
| 1880s - 1930 | Early academic scholars | Manuscripts copied, Gwenogvryn Evans. First full studies made, Anwyl, Lloyd. New trans., Ellis. Tidied up Welsh version, PKM. |
| 1912-1970s | Mythology | Mabinogi as 'broken remains' single myth. Chief study WJG Rhiannon 1953. Much discredited. More new trans. |
| 1974 | John Bollard Mabinogi as Literature | The Mabinogi as coherent, and 'intricate' literature: social principles evident in interweaving of patterns. |
| 1975 – | Mabinogi arts | Fleetwood Mac. Evangeline Walton, fantasy. Theatre at Cardiff, Caernarvon castles. Robin Williamson music. Alan Lee illustrations. National Youth Theatre. |
| 1986 | Mabinogi women | Rob Valente. Voice power, humanity obscured by goddesses. |
| 1989 – | Storytelling | Sioned Davies research Pedeir Keinc y Mabinogi, Eng. version 1993. Storytelling conferences 2015-17. Symposium 2017 |
| 1991-2002 | TV & film see Mabinogi arts | (BBC radio 1943) Ch. 4 series. DVDs, later online. S4C 'Otherworld'. |
| 1999 – | Mabinogi Online | First text(1999) 'Miss Gien'.(2004) Guest text. Will Parker (2002-03) trans.. 'Welsh Prose 1300 -1425' (2007) MSS. text. |
| 2012 | Mabinogi Bibliography | Shan Morgain, publ. online 2013. This site, further indexing. |
