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The Mabinogion by Lady Charlotte Guest

This is a collection of twelve interconnected stories of the heroic age of the British Isles. Those who are fans of legends about King Arthur will find this book interesting. Note however that this is not exactly about Arthur himself. There are some disputes to the meaning of mabinogion but I'll just go with the more popular translation of the word mabinogi which is "aspirant to bardic honor" or "someone who is apprenticed to a bard." The following are the tales included in this book: The Lady of the Fountain Peredur the Son of Evrawc Geraint the Son of Erbin Kilhwch and Olwen or The Twrch Trwyth The Dream of Rhonabwy Pwyll Prince of Dyved* Branwen the Daughter of Llyr* Manawyddan the Son of Llyr* Math the Son of Mathonwy* The Dream of Maxen Wledig The Story of Lludd and Llevelys Taliesin *Four Branches of the Mabinogion The author provides an introduction about how she chose to include the twelve stories listed above.  She also provided a ...