Texts
Kyd karhwiu e morva cassaau e mor
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An awdl of 16 lines in the Black Book of Carmarthen, in which a repentant speaker expresses hope for reconciliation and conjures images of the sea. The narrative background remains obscure. Bromwich argued that the two subsequent englynion in the manuscript belong to the same poem and that the full poem alludes to a version of the Tristan legend. Rowland has been more sceptical of this view and has suggested instead that it is a court poem in which a bardic poet seeks reconciliation with his patron.
Manuscript witnesses
Text
Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 1
incipit: Kyd karhwiu e morva . cassaau e mor
ff. 50v.9–51r.5
MS
Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 1
incipit: Kyd karhwiu e morva . cassaau e mor LlDC 35 (a). 16 lines.
f. 50v.9–
Sources
Primary sources Text editions and/or modern translations – in whole or in part – along with publications containing additions and corrections, if known. Diplomatic editions, facsimiles and digital image reproductions of the manuscripts are not always listed here but may be found in entries for the relevant manuscripts. For historical purposes, early editions, transcriptions and translations are not excluded, even if their reliability does not meet modern standards.
Rowland (2019, below) has announced a new edition and discussion of the poem.
[ed.] [tr.] Bromwich, Rachel, “The ‘Tristan’ poem in the Black Book of Carmarthen”, Studia Celtica 14–15 (1979–1980): 54–65.
[dipl. ed.] Jarman, A. O. H. [ed.], Llyfr Du Caerfyrddin, Cardiff: National University of Wales, 1982.
74 [id. 35. ‘Dau ddarn o chwedl Trystan (a)’]
Secondary sources (select)
Rowland, Jenny, “Trystan and Esyllt”, in: Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan, and Erich Poppe (eds), Arthur in the Celtic languages: the Arthurian legend in Celtic literatures and traditions, 9, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2019. 51–63.
Bromwich, Rachel, “The Tristan of the Welsh”, in: Rachel Bromwich, A. O. H. Jarman, and Brynley F. Roberts (eds), The Arthur of the Welsh. The Arthurian legend in medieval Welsh literature, 1, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1991. 209–228.
