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McKenna, Catherine, “Cyfarwydd as poet in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi”, North American Journal of Celtic Studies 1:2 (November, 2017): 107–120.

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Article
Cyfarwydd as poet in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi”
Periodical
North American Journal of Celtic Studies 1:2 (2017)
Eska, Joseph F. (ed.), North American Journal of Celtic Studies 1:1–2 (May-November, 2017), Ohio State University Press.
Volume
1
Pages
107–120
Description
Abstract (cited)
On two occasions in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi, the figure of Gwydion presents himself in a court as a poet and provides entertainment, presumably in prose, in the form of cyfarwyddyd, a term that has been variously interpreted as ‘stories’ and ‘lore’. Little attention has been paid, however, to the episode in which Gwydion actually composes and recites poetry, the three englynion that he addresses to his nephew Lleu. This article examines those englynion—their vocabulary, function, and effect—and discusses the possible intentions of the Fourth Branch author in representing the magician Gwydion as an accomplished poet.
Subjects and topics
Headings
early and medieval Welsh poetry
Sources
Texts
Language
Lexical itemSingle words, morphemes or phrases.
Welsh cyfarwydd
History, society and culture
Agents
Gwydion fab DônGwydion fab Dôn
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Dennis Groenewegen
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January 2018, last updated: April 2018