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====== Translations ======
**of the Mabinogi**

List of the **main translations into English**, and the chief renderings in **modern Welsh typography**. A few trans. into other languages are given but it should be noted that there are many more. There are also further translations into English; those listed here are the main ones generally used by scholars. Longer listings are abbreviated: for full info see The Mabinogi Bibliography.

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^DATE^ NAME^ Lang ^ LISTING^
^1795^Pughe|Bi|'The Mabinogion, or Juvenile Amusements, being Ancient Welsh Romances', //Cambrian Register//, I (1795), pp. 177–87. 1st episode of //Pwyll.//|
|1799|Pughe|Bi|‘The Romantic Tales called Mabinogion, or Juvenile Amusements’, part 2, //Cambrian Register//, II (1799), pp. 322–27. 2nd instal. to end of Rhiannon chase.|
|1802|Jones|Eng|‘Mabinogi, Part the First; the Juvenile Adventures of Pwyll, Prince of Dyved’ in //The Bardic Museum//, II, pp. 27–30. Annwfn sojourn; Rhiannon meeting.|
|1818|Pughe|Bi|‘The Romantic Tales of the Mabinogion’, part 3, //Cambrian Register//, III (1818), pp. 230–46. To disappearance of baby.|
|1818|Pughe|Eng|‘The Tale of Pwyll’, ed. Parry, //Cambro-Briton Journal//, 2 (1821), pp. 271–75. Reprint 1795.|
|1821|Pughe|Bi|‘The Mabinogi: Or, the Romance of Math Ab Mathonwy’, //The Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic Repository//, I and V, pp. 170–79|
|1821|Pughe|Bi|‘The Mabinogi of Taliesin’,//The Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic Repository//, 5, Part 1 pp. 198–214; Part 2 pp. 366-382|
|1833|Pughe|Bi|‘The Mabinogi: Or, the Romance of Math Ab Mathonwy’,//The Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic Repository//, pp. 198–214.|
^1838^Guest|Bi|//The Mabinogion, I; from the Llyfr Coch o Llergest and Other Ancient Welsh Manuscripts; with an English Translation and Notes//, 'The Lady of the Fountain'. (Owain)|
|1839|Guest|Bi|//The Mabinogion//, II. 'Peredur  the son of Evrawc.'|
|1840|Guest|Bi|//The Mabinogion//, III. 'Geraint the son of Erbin.'|
|1842|Guest|Bi|//The Mabinogion//, IV. ' Kilhwch and Olwen.'|
|1843|Guest|Bi|//The Mabinogion//, V. 'The Dream of Rhonabwy' & 'Pwyll Pendeuic Dyued' (Welsh text)|
|1845|Guest|Bi|//The Mabinogion//, VI. 'The tale of Pwyll, Prince of Dyved,', 'Branwen the daughter of Llyr', 'Manawyddan the son of Llyr', & 'Math the son of Mathonwy'.|
|1849|Guest|Bi|//The Mabinogion//, VII. ' The dream of Mayen Wbdig, Lludd and Llevelys, and The history of Taliesin.'|
|1849|Guest|Bi|//The Mabinogion//, 3 volume set.|
^1877^Guest|Eng|//The Mabinogion//, 1 volume. Reprinted 1906 by various publishers. The Everyman edition became well known. More editions followed.|
|1929|Ellis & Lloyd|Eng|//The Mabinogion: A New Translation//. Accurate, literal, drawn from all MSS.  Later editions.|
^1930^Williams|Cym|//Pedeir Keinc y Mabinogi// (PKM) Modernised typography, primarily LLyfr Gwyn. Classic reference.|
^1848^Jones & Jones|Eng|//The Mabinogion// Golden Cockerel ed. Adopted by Everyman 1949. Attempts to balance accuracy with flow. Later editions.|
|1930|Thomson R.L.|Cym|//Pwyll Pendeuic Dyfed//. DIAS.|
|1961|Thomson D.S.|Cym|//Branwen uerch Lyr//. DIAS.|
|1961|Thomson D.S.|Cym|//Pwyll Pendeuic Dyued//. DIAS.|
|1976|Gantz|Eng|//The Mabinogion: translated with an introduction//. Penguin. Popular with some eccentricities.|
^1976^Ford|Eng|//The Mabinogi and Other Medieval Welsh Tales//. First to focus the Mabinogi only. Map, glossay, Index of names, long intro.|
^2003^Parker|Eng|//Text Translations//. Useful online text, a page for each Branch. From DIAS eds. & PKM. http://www.mabinogi.net/translations.htm|
^2006^Bollard|Eng|//The Mabinogi, Legend and Landscape of Wales//. Readable, accurate, beautifully illustrated with photos of the Welsh sites. Convenient notes on page. Map.|
^2007^Davies|Eng|//The Mabinogion.// Popular, compact, accurate, readable. Notes at rear. Revives usage of 'Mabinogion'. Paperback 2008.|
|2017|Boyd|Eng|//The Four Branches of The Mabinogi//. Controversial use of translated names.|
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