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Welsh legends and folk-tales

by Gwyn Jones

Table of The four branches of story; I. Pwyll and Pryderi. i. The marriage of Pwyll and Rhiannon --II. THe birth of Pryderi --II. The story of Branwen --III. The trials of Dyfed --IV. Lleu and the flowerface --The British Arthur; I. The quest for Olwen. i. The destiny --ii. At Arthur's court --iii. In search of Olwen --iv. Fulfilling the The sword of Wrnach the giant --The oldest animals --The lame ant --The beard of Dillus the bearded --The everlasting battle --The tusk of Ysgithyrwyn --The hunting of the otherworld boar --The blood of the black witch --v. Culhwch marries Olwen --II. How Trystan won esyllt --III. Rhitta of the beards --IV. The dream of Rhonabwy --Tales old and new; I. The dream of Macsen Wledig --II. The three plagues of Britain --III. Collen and the fair small folk --IV. The lad who returned from Faerye --V. Where Arthur sleeps --VI. The aged infant. VII. The woman of i. The meeting --ii. The parting --iii. The sequel --VIII. Eight leaves of i. The three staunch swineherds of Britain --ii. The sigh of Gwyddno Long-shank --iii. Baglan the builder --iv. A harp on the water --v. The man who killed his greyhound --vi. The sun of Llanfabon --vii. Red-hat otter --viii. Cadwalader and all his goats --IX. The salt welsh sea --X. High eden.

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