The Mabinogion

Translated into English by Lady Charlotte E. Guest in 1838, the Mabinogion was composed in a golden age of Celtic storytelling in the 13th century and earlier, collecting 12 Welsh prose tales that have been recognized as masterpieces of European literature. Though written down in the Middle Ages, these stories are thought by some scholars to be probably much older, perhaps going back to the dawn of Celtic civilization.

They fall naturally into several groups: the Mabinogion stories proper, composed of the four tales of Pwyll, Branden, Manawyddan, and Math; the two short pieces The Dream of Mazen Wledig and Lludd and Llevelys; the incomparable Kilhwch and Olwen, one of the earliest Arthurian tales in Welsh; The Dream of Rhonabwy, a romantic look back to the heroic age of Britain; and three Arthurian romances proper: The Lady of the Fountain, Peredur the Son of Evrawc, and Geraint the Son of Ervin, with their abundant evidence of Norman-French influences. Also included is Lady Guest's translation of Taliesin, the story of the famous bard.

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