num_pages: 283
description: Translated and Introduced by Gwyn Jones and Thomas JonesRevised EditionThis translation of the complete Mabinogion presents in modern English eleven Welsh stories that are among the finest flowerings of the Celtic genius and taken together, a masterpiece of medieval European literature. Preserved in, but much older than, two Welsh manuscripts, the White Book of Rhydderch (written between 1300 and 1325) and the Red Book of Hergest (1375-1425), they are grouped as follows: the four branches of the Mabinogi, 
  Pwyll, Branwen, Manawydan
 and 
  Math
; four independent native tales, 
  The Dream of Macsen Wledig, Lludd and Llefelys, Culhwch and Olwen,
 the earliest Arthurian tale in Welsh, and 
  The Dream of Rhonabwy
, a romantic and sometimes humorously appreciative looking-back to the heroic age of Britain; and three romances, 
  The Lady of the Fountain, Peredur
 and 
  Gereint son of Erbin
, later Arthurian stories with abundant evidence of Norman-French influences.The translation itself is now commonly regarded as a classic of its kind, and for this edition the text and notes have been revised and Gwynn Jones has written a supplementary introduction.Jacket drawing by Jeff Thomas
language: English
title: The Mabinogion
titlecomplete: The Mabinogion
characters: Blodeuwedd, Olwen, Gwydion fab Dôn, Brânwen, Gronw Pebyr, Arianrhod, Lleu Llaw Gyffes, Pryderi, Gwern, Ysbaddaden Pencawr, Matholwch, Bendigeidfran, Brân, Osla Big Knife, King Arthur, Math, Pwyll, Efnisien, Culhwch, Rhiannon, Aranrhod
genres: Literature, Arthurian, Classics, Mythology, Medieval, Fiction, Folklore, Poetry, Short Stories, Fantasy
ratings_count: 7596
places: Britain, Wales
publisher: J.M. Dent and Sons Limited