Mabinogion
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The Mabinogion is a collection of the earliest Welsh prose stories, compiled in Middle Welsh in the 12th–13th centuries from earlier oral traditions. There are two main source manuscripts, created c.
Ceridwen by Christopher Williams (1910)
The opening few lines of the Mabinogi, from the Red Book of Hergest, scanned by the Bodleian Library
The Panel of the Mabinogi (watercolour and gouache on silk) by George Sheringham (1884–1937)
The Two Kings (sculptor Ivor Roberts-Jones, 1984) near Harlech Castle, Wales. Bendigeidfran carries the body of his nephew Gwern.
Ceridwen
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Ceridwen or Cerridwen was an enchantress in Welsh medieval legend. She was the mother of a hideous son, Morfran, and a beautiful daughter, Creirwy. Her husband was Tegid Foel and they lived near Llyn
Mabinogion
…Ceridwen by Christopher Williams (1910) The Mabinogion (Welsh pronunciation: ) is a collection of the earliest Welsh prose stories, compiled in Middle Welsh in…
Ceridwen and her husband, Tegid Foel are associated with the lake Llyn Tegid, where they are said to have held their court until it was drowned beneath the waters in a single evening. According to the legend, the lights of the court and the little town around it are still visible on moonlit nights.
Sculpture of Ceridwen by Sam Holland at the 2025 National Eisteddfod in Wrexham