The Magic of the Mabinogion

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Detholiadau o straeon canoloesol Cymru byd-enwog y bu eu hud swreal a'u cymeriadau pwerus yn swyno Ewrop gyfan am ganrifoedd. Wedi'i ddarlunio'n hyfryd drwyddi draw gan yr artist Cymreig Helen Holmes, mae'r gyfrol hon yn gyflwyniad gwych i'r straeon hudolus hyn i ddarllenwyr o unrhyw oed.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

Extracts from the world-famous Welsh medieval tales whose surreal magic and powerful characters enthralled the whole of Europe for centuries. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Welsh artist Helen Holmes, this volume is a wonderful introduction to these magical stories for readers of any age.

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Cynnwys / Table of Contents

Rhiannon and the Magic Stallion Branwen in Ireland Mice! Mice! Llew Llaw Gyffes's Secret Ludd and Llefelys Macsen's Dream Rhonabwy's Dream The Oldest Animals in the World The Magic Well Peredur becomes a Knight Geraint son of Erbin at a Tournament

Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Dr Rhiannon Ifans is an eminent Celtic scholar, who was a Fellow at the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, University of Wales Trinity St. David. She was responsible for today's standard adaptation of the Mabinogion in modern Welsh. She has won two Tir na-n-Og awards for her children's books, as well as the National Eisteddfod literary medal. In 2020, she was elected as a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

PREFACE 'Y Mabinogion' is the term given to a collection of 11 folk tales written in Mediaeval Welsh which have come down to us in two early manuscripts, the White Book of Rhydderch and the Red Book of Hergest. I offer part of each tale as a foretaste of what you may read in its entirety some day. This adaptation into English is based on my volume 'Mabinogi'r Plant', published in 1986 by Y Lolfa. I am grateful to Helen Holmes for preparing the illustrations, and to Elan Closs Stephens for editing the English text. RHIANNON IFANS