The Four Ancient Books of Wales: containing The Cymric Poems attributed to the Bards of the Sixth Century

CONTENTS OF VOLUME I. CHAPTER I. The Poems contained in the Four Ancient Books of Wales 1 CHAPTER II. The Literature of Wales subsequent to the Twelfth Century 19 CHAPTER III. Sources of the Early History of Wales 33 CHAPTER IV. State of the Country in the Sixth Century, and its History prior to A.D. 560 42 CHAPTER V. State of Britain in A.D. 560 when Gildas wrote, and Kings of the Line of DYFI 61 CHAPTER VI. MANAU GODODIN and the Picts 77 CHAPTER VII. The Races of Britain, and the Place of the Picts among them 97 CHAPTER VIII. The Celtic Dialects and the Probable Character of the Pictish Language 120 CHAPTER IX. The Celtic Topography of Scotland, and the Dialectic Differences indicated by it 141 CHAPTER X. CUMBRIA and the Men of the North 165 CHAPTER XI. Recent Criticism of the Mythological Poems examined 184 CHAPTER XII. Recent Criticism of the Historical Poems examined 208 CHAPTER XIII. True Place of the Poems in Welsh Literature 225 CHAPTER XIV. Result of the Examination of the Poems, and their Classification 242 TRANSLATION OF THE POEMS. I. HISTORICAL POEMS CONTAINING ALLUSIONS TO EVENTS PRIOR TO A.D. 560. A. POEMS REFERRING TO EARLY TRADITIONS. I. Book of Taliessin LIV. The Reconciliation of Lludd the Less 253 II. Book of Taliessin XLII. Death-song of Corroi, son of Dayry 254 III. Book of Taliessin XL. Death-song of Erof 255 IV. Book of Taliessin XLI. 256 V. Book of Taliessin XLVI. 257 B. POEMS REFERRING TO ARTHUR THE GULEDIG. VI. Book of Taliessin XV. The Chair of the Sovereign 259 VII. Black Book of Caermarthen XXXI. 261 VIII. Book of Taliessin XXX. 264 IX. { Black Book of Caermarthen XXII. Geraint, son of Erbin 266 { Red Book of Hergest XIV. C. POEMS REFERRING TO GWYDDNO AP DON AND HIS GWYDDYL AND THE BRITHWYR. X. Book of Taliessin X. Daronwy 269 XI. Book of Taliessin LII. The Praise of Lludd the Great 271 XII. Book of Taliessin XIV. 274 XIII. Book of Taliessin VIII. The Battle of Goden 276 XIV. { Book of Taliessin I. 284 { Red Book of Hergest XXIII. XV. Book of Taliessin XLIII. Death-song of Dylan son of the Wave 288 XVI. Black Book of Caermarthen XXXV. 288 XVII. Red Book of Hergest XXII. 290 D. POEM REFERRING TO GWYDDNO AND GWYNN AP NUDD. XVIII. Black Book of Caermarthen XXXIII. 293 E. POEMS REFERRING TO EARLY TRADITIONS WHICH BELONG TO A LATER SCHOOL. XIX. Book of Taliessin XVI. The Chair of Ceridwen 296 XX. Book of Taliessin XLVIII. Death-song of Uthyr Pendragon 297 XXI. Book of Taliessin XLV. 299 XXII. Book of Taliessin XII. The Praise of Taliessin 300 XXIII. Black Book of Caermarthen XXXVIII. 302 F. POEMS RELATING TO CITIES OF THE CYMRY AND THEIR LEGENDARY HEROES. XXIV. Black Book of Caermarthen XV. 303 XXV. { Book of Taliessin XXI. 303 { Black Book of Caermarthen XIV. XXVI. Black Book of Caermarthen VIII. 306 XXVIII. Book of Taliessin XXV. 307 XXIX. Black Book of Caermarthen XIX. The Verses of the Graves 309 II. HISTORICAL POEMS CONTAINING ALLUSIONS TO EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO A.D. 560. G. POEMS REFERRING TO WAR BETWEEN SONS OF LLYWARCH HEN AND MWG MAWR DREFYDD. XXX. Black Book of Caermarthen XXXIX. Names of the Sons of Llywareh Hen 319 XXXI. Black Book of Caermarthen XXX. 321 XXXII. Black Book of Caermarthen XXXIV. 325 XXXIII. Red Book of Hergest XI. 326 H. POEMS RELATING TO GWALLAWG AP LLEENAWD. XXXIV. Black Book of Caermarthen XXXII. 336 XXXV. Book of Taliessin XI. 337 XXXVI. Book of Taliessin XXXVIII. 338 I. POEMS RELATING TO URIEN REGED. XXXVII. Red Book of Hergest XVII. 341 XXXVIII. Book of Taliessin XXXI. 343 XXXIX. Book of Taliessin XXXII. 344 XL. Book of Taliessin XXXIII. 346 XLI. Book of Taliessin XXXIV. 348 XLII. Book of Taliessin XXXVI. 350 XLIII. Book of Taliessin XXXIX. The Satisfaction of Urien 352 XLIV. Book of Taliessin XXXVII. The Spoils of Taliessin, a Song to Urien 353 XLV. Red Book of Hergest XII. 355 J. POEMS RELATING TO URIEN AND HIS SON OWEN. XLVI. Book of Taliessin XVIII. 363 XLVII. Book of Taliessin XXXV. The Affair of Argoed Llwyfain 365 XLVIII. Book of Taliessin XLIV. Death-song of Owain 366 K. POEMS RELATING TO THE BATTLE OF ARDDERYD. XLIX. Black Book of Caermarthen I. 368 L. Black Book of Caermarthen XVII. 370 L. THE GODODIN POEMS LI. Book of Aneurin I. The Gododin 374 LII. Book of Aneurin II. The Gorchan of Tudvwlch 410 LIII. Book of Aneurin IV. The Gorchan of Cynvelyn 412 LIV. Book of Aneurin V. The Gwarchan of Maelderw 414 LV. Book of Taliessin XX. Song to Ale 427 M. POEMS RELATING TO CADWALLAWN. LVI. Book of Taliessin XLIX. 431 LVII. Book of Taliessin L. 432 LVIII. Red Book of Hergest XV. 433 N. PREDICTIVE POEMS RELATING TO CADWALADYR. LIX. Book of Taliessin VI. The Omen of Prydein the Great 436 LX. Book of Taliessin XLVII. 443 LXI. Book of Taliessin LIII. 444 O. POEMS CONNECTED WITH POWYS. LXII. Book of Taliessin XXIII. Satire of Cynan Garwyn son of Brochwael 447 LXIII. Red Book of Hergest XVI. 448 P. POEMS WHICH MENTION HENRY, OR THE SON OF HENRY. LXIV. Red Book of Hergest I. A Dialogue between Myrdin and his sister Gwenddyd 462 LXV. Red Book of Hergest II. A Fugitive Poem of Myrdin in his Grave 478 LXVI. Black Book of Caermarthen XVI. 481 LXVII. Black Book of Caermarthen XVIII. 482 LXVIII. Red Book of Hergest XX. 490 LXIX. Red Book of Hergest XIX. 492 LXX. Red Book of Hergest XXI. 493 III. MISCELLANEOUS POEMS FROM THE BLACK BOOK OF CAERMARTHEN. Q. POEMS ATTRIBUTED TO OTHER EARLY BARDS. LXXI. Black Book of Caermarthen II. Meigant 497 LXXII. Black Book of Caermarthen III. Cuhelyn 498 LXXIII. Black Book of Caermarthen IV. 500 LXXIV. Black Book of Caermarthen XX. The Cyng hogion of Elaeth 501 LXXV. Black Book of Caermarthen XXI. 502 R. ANONYMOUS POEMS ON RELIGIOUS SUBJECTS. LXXVI. Black Book of Caermarthen V. 504 LXXVII. Black Book of Caermarthen VI. 506 LXXVIII. Black Book of Caermarthen VII. 506 LXXIX. Black Book of Caermarthen IX. 508 LXXX. Black Book of Caermarthen X. 510 LXXXI. Black Book of Caermarthen XI. 511 LXXXII. Black Book of Caermarthen XII. 512 LXXXIII. Black Book of Caermarthen XIII. 513 LXXXIV. Black Book of Caermarthen XXV. 515 LXXXV. Black Book of Caermarthen XXIX. 516 S. POEMS RELATING TO YSCOLAN. LXXXVI. Black Book of Caermarthen XXVI. 518 LXXXVII. Black Book of Caermarthen XXVII. 519 IV. MISCELLANEOUS POEMS FROM THE BOOK OF ANEURIN. T. POEM CONTAINING ANCIENT PROVERBS. LXXXVIII. Book of Aneurin III. The Gwarchan of Adebon 522 V. MISCELLANEOUS POEMS FROM THE BOOK OF TALIESSIN. U. POEMS RELATING TO THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TALIESSIN. LXXXIX. Book of Taliessin III. The Fold of the Bards 523 XC. Book of Taliessin VII. Hostile Confederacy 525 XCI. Book of Taliessin XIII. The Chair of Taliessin 533 XCII. Book of Taliessin XVII. Song to the Wind 535 XCIII. Book of Taliessin XIX. Song to Mead 538 XCIV. Book of Taliessin LV. Song to the Great World 539 XCV. Book of Taliessin LVI. Song to the Little World 541 XCVI. Book of Taliessin IX. Juvenile Ornaments of Taliessin 542 XCVII. Book of Taliessin II. The Elegy of the Thousand Sons 545 XCVIII. Book of Taliessin IV. The Pleasant Things of Taliessin 550 XCIX. Book of Taliessin V. 552 C. Book of Taliessin XXVII. 557 V. POEMS RELATING TO JEWISH HISTORY. CI. Book of Taliessin XXII. The Plagues of Egypt 559 CII. Book of Taliessin XXIV. The Rod of Moses 561 CIII. Book of Taliessin XXIX. 563 CIV. Book of Taliessin LI. 564 W. POEMS RELATING TO LEGENDS OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT. CV. Book of Taliessin XXVI. The Contrived World 566 CVI. Book of Taliessin XXVIII 567 VI. MISCELLANEOUS POEMS FROM THE RED BOOK OF HERGEST. X. POEMS ATTRIBUTED TO LLYWARCH HEN. CVII. Red Book of Hergest V. 569 CVIII. Red Book of Hergest VI. 571 CIX. Red Book of Hergest VII. 573 CX. Red Book of Hergest VIII. 574 CXI. Red Book of Hergest IX. 576 CXII. Red Book of Hergest X. 580 CXIII. Red Book of Hergest XIII. 584 Y. POEMS BEGINNING "EIRY MYNYD." CXIV. Red Book of Hergest IV. 586 CXV. Red Book of Hergest III. 590 Z. POEMS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS. CXVI. Red Book of Hergest XVIII. 595 CXVII. Red Book of Hergest XXIV. The Viaticum of Lievood Wynelglawr 596 ILLUSTRATIONS. Facsimile of Page of the Black Book of Caermarthen, Folio 25 To face Title page. Map of Prydyn or Y Goglod To face page 1