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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... Rheged - History of Urien Rheged - his date and locality - Poems attributed to Taliesin -The Myvyrian Collection - Opinions of Welsh Scholars — Classification of these Poems by Mr. Stephens - their date- Translations of Taliesin - The ...
... Rheged - History of Urien Rheged - his date and locality - Poems attributed to Taliesin -The Myvyrian Collection - Opinions of Welsh Scholars — Classification of these Poems by Mr. Stephens - their date- Translations of Taliesin - The ...
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Taliesin David William Nash. CHAPTER II . PERSONAL HISTORY OF TALIESIN - OF URIEN RHEGED . BEFORE proceeding to an examination of the various compo- sitions attributed to the celebrated Chief of Bards , Taliesin , we may offer a few ...
Taliesin David William Nash. CHAPTER II . PERSONAL HISTORY OF TALIESIN - OF URIEN RHEGED . BEFORE proceeding to an examination of the various compo- sitions attributed to the celebrated Chief of Bards , Taliesin , we may offer a few ...
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... Rheged , a British chieftain to whose history we shall presently advert . The poems of Taliesin in honour of , or addressed to , this prince and his family , have generally been received as genuine historical documents , contemporary ...
... Rheged , a British chieftain to whose history we shall presently advert . The poems of Taliesin in honour of , or addressed to , this prince and his family , have generally been received as genuine historical documents , contemporary ...
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... Rheged . The scene of the romance is laid in North Wales and in the sixth century , the era of the most celebrated personages of Welsh history and romance . We must not forget that the writers of the Welsh romances were so discordant in ...
... Rheged . The scene of the romance is laid in North Wales and in the sixth century , the era of the most celebrated personages of Welsh history and romance . We must not forget that the writers of the Welsh romances were so discordant in ...
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... Rheged , or the events in which that chieftain played a conspicuous part . This diversity of legendary statements respecting a personage so celebrated , leads to some doubts on his genuine historical character . If the position of ...
... Rheged , or the events in which that chieftain played a conspicuous part . This diversity of legendary statements respecting a personage so celebrated , leads to some doubts on his genuine historical character . If the position of ...
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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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