Taliesin; or, The bards and druids of Britain. A tr. of the remains of the earliest Welsh bards, and an examination of the bardic mysteries, by D.W. Nash, Page 511858 |
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... Druid — The Hyperboreans - Religion of the Druids - The Arch Druid- The oldest Welsh MSS . - The Black Book of Caermarthen- The Red Book of Hergest - The Myvyrian MSS . - The Bards -their social position - The Laws of Howel - Bardic Con ...
... Druid — The Hyperboreans - Religion of the Druids - The Arch Druid- The oldest Welsh MSS . - The Black Book of Caermarthen- The Red Book of Hergest - The Myvyrian MSS . - The Bards -their social position - The Laws of Howel - Bardic Con ...
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... Druids - Absence of Welsh Tradition respect- ing the Druids - The Bardic Mystery - Conclusion 321-341 TALIESIN ; OR , THE BARDS AND DRUIDS OF BRITAIN xii TABLE OF CONTENTS .
... Druids - Absence of Welsh Tradition respect- ing the Druids - The Bardic Mystery - Conclusion 321-341 TALIESIN ; OR , THE BARDS AND DRUIDS OF BRITAIN xii TABLE OF CONTENTS .
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... Druids . " 1 " " The principal source of these opinions is the Rev. Edward Davies , who , in his two monuments of misapplied learning , his Celtic Researches , and the Mythology and Rites of the British Druids , maintained most ...
... Druids . " 1 " " The principal source of these opinions is the Rev. Edward Davies , who , in his two monuments of misapplied learning , his Celtic Researches , and the Mythology and Rites of the British Druids , maintained most ...
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... Druid is , in fact , the most prominent figure in British archæology . Clothed in his robe of white , " the em- blem of holiness , and peculiarly of truth , " with his golden sickle in his hand , he claims dominion over cairn and barrow ...
... Druid is , in fact , the most prominent figure in British archæology . Clothed in his robe of white , " the em- blem of holiness , and peculiarly of truth , " with his golden sickle in his hand , he claims dominion over cairn and barrow ...
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... Druids , on the other hand , if we accept the statements of numerous modern writers on British antiquity , their social polity , their religious system , and their rites and ceremonies , are as familiarly known as the objects and ...
... Druids , on the other hand , if we accept the statements of numerous modern writers on British antiquity , their social polity , their religious system , and their rites and ceremonies , are as familiarly known as the objects and ...
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allusions ancient Annwn antiquity Archæology Archdeacon Arthur Awen ballad Bardic Bards battle Beirdd Britain British Britons Cad Goddeu Caer celebrated Ceridwen chief chieftains Christ Christian cloth compositions contain Cunedda Cymry Davies Druidic Druidism Druids Elegy Elphin English evidence fydd Gododin goreu Gwallawg gwawd Gwyddno Gwydion Gwynedd gwyr heaven Hu Gadarn Iolo Iolo Morganwg Irish J. O. HALLIWELL King land language lines Lleenawg Llyr Llywarch Hen Llywelyn Lord Mabinogion Maelgwn Maelgwn Gwynedd Mawr minstrels mystery Myvyrian Archæology Nennius Neo-Druidism original price Owain Owen Pan yw piece poems poet poetry Post 8vo praise prince rhag Rhys Brydydd romance Saint Saxon sixth century song stanzas story supposed sydd thirteenth translation Triads twelfth century Urien Rheged Wales Welsh Bards Welsh language Welsh romances Williams wledig word
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