The Four Ancient Books of Wales

INDEX

Illustrations

Map One of Prydyn Y Gogled

Map Two of Prydyn Y Gogled

Map Three of Prydyn Y Gogled

Introduction

Chapter One. The Poems Contained in the Four Ancient Books of Wales
Chapter Two. The Literature of Wales Subsequent to the Twelfth Century
Chapter Three. Sources of the Early History of Wales
Chapter Four. State of the Country in the Sixth Century, and its History Prior To A.D. 560
Chapter Five. State of Britain in A.D. 560 When Gildas Wrote, and Kings of the Line of Dyfi
Chapter Six. Manau Gododin and the Picts
Chapter Seven. The Races of Britain and the Place of the Picts Among Them
Chapter Eight. The Celtic Dialects and the Probable Character of the Pictish Language
Chapter Nine. The Celtic Topography of Scotland, and the Dialectic Differences Indicated by it
Chapter Ten. Cumbria and the Men of the North
Chapter Eleven. Recent Criticism of Mythological Poems Examined
Chapter Twelve. Recent Criticism of Historical Poems Examined
Chapter Thirteen. True Place of the Poems in Welsh Literature.
Chapter Fourteen. Result of the Examination of the Poems, and their Classification

The Cymric Poems attributed to the Bards of The Sixth Century

Translation of the Poems
Poems Referring to Early Traditions

Poem One. The Reconciliation of Llud the Less. Book of Taliessin LIV.
Poem Two. The Death-Song of Corroi, Son of Dayry. Book of Taliessin XLII.
Poem Three. The Death-Song of Erof. Book of Taliessin XL.
Poem Four. Book of Taliessin XLI.
Poem Five. Book of Taliessin XLVI.

Poems Referring to Arthur the Guledig

Poem Six. The Chair of the Sovereign. Book of Taliessin XV.
Poem Seven. Black Book of Caermarthen XXXI.
Poem Eight. Book of Taliessin XXX.
Poem Nine. Geraint, Son of Erbin. Black Book of Caermarthen XXII., Red Book Of Hergest XIV.

Poems Referring to Gwydyon ap Don and his Gwyddyl and the Brithwyr.

Poem Ten. Daronwy. Book of Taliessin X.
Poem Eleven. The Praise of Lludd the Great. Book of Taliessin LII.
Poem Twelve. Book Of Taliessin XIV.
Poem Thirteen. The Battle of Godeu. Book of Taliessin VIII.
Poem Fourteen. Book of Taliessin I. Red Book of Hergest XXIII.
Poem Fifteen. Death-Song of Dylan Son of the Wave. Book of Taliessin XLIII.
Poem Sixteen. Black Book of Caermarthen XXXV.
Poem Seventeen. Red Book of Hergest XXII.

Poem Referring to Gwyddno and Gwynn ap Nudd

Poem Eighteen. Black Book of Caermarthen XXXIII

Poems Referring to Early Traditions which Belong to a Later School

Poem Nineteen. The Chair of Ceridwen. Book of Taliessin XVI.
Poem Twenty. The Death-Song of Uthyr Pendragon. Book of Taliessin XLVIII.
Poem Twenty One. Book of Taliessin XLV.
Poem Twenty Two. The Praise of Taliessin. Book of Taliessin XII.
Poem Twenty Three. Black Book of Caermarthen XXXVIII.

Poems Relating to Cities of the Cymry and their Legendary Heroes

Poem Twenty Four. Black Book of Caermarthen XV.
Poem Twenty Five. Book of Taliessin XXI. Black Book of Caermarthen XIV.
Poem Twenty Six. Black Book of Caermarthen VIII.
Poem Twenty Eight. Book of Taliessin XXV.
Poem Twenty Nine. The Verses of the Graves. Black Book of Caermarthen XIX.

Historical Poems Containing Allusions to Events Subsequent to A.D. 560.

Poems Referring to War Between Sons of Llywarch Hen and Mwg Mawr Drefydd.

Poem Thirty. Names of the Sons Of Llywarch Hen. Black Book of Caermarthen XXXIX.
Poem Thirty One. Black Book of Caermarthen XXX
Poem Thirty Two. Black Book of Caermarthen XXXIV.
Poem Thirty Three. Red Book of Hergest XI.

Poems Relating to Gwallawg ap Lleenawg

Poem Thirty Four. Black Book of Caermarthen XXXII.
Poem Thirty Five. Book of Taliessin XI.
Poem Thirty Six. Book of Taliessin XXXVIII.

Poems Relating to Urien Reged.

Poem Thirty Seven. Red Book of Hergest XVII.
Poem Thirty Eight. Book Of Taliessin XXXI.
Poem Thirty Nine. Book of Taliessin XXXII.
Poem Forty. Book of Taliessin XXXIII.
Poem Forty One. Book of Taliessin XXXIV.
Poem Forty Two. Book of Taliessin XXXVI.
Poem Forty Three. The Satisfaction of Urien. Book of Taliessin XXIX.
Poem Forty Four. The Spoils of Taliessin, a Song to Urien. Book of Taliessin XXVII.
Poem Forty Five. Red Book of Hergest XII.

Poems Relating to Urien and his Son Owen.

Poem Forty Six. Book of Taliessin XVIII.
Poem Forty Seven. The Affair of Argoed Llwyfain. Book of Taliessin XXXV.
Poem Forty Eight. The Death-Song of Owain. Book of Taliessin XLIV.

Poems Relating to the Battle of Ardderyd.

Poem Forty Nine. Black Book of Caermarthen I
Poem Fifty. Black Book Of Caermarthen XVII.

The Gododin Poems.

Poem Fifty One. Book of Aneurin I.
Poem Fifty Two. Book of Aneurin II.
Poem Fifty Three. Book of Aneurin IV.
Poem Fifty Four. Book of Aneurin V.
Poem Fifty Five. Song to Ale. Book of Taliessin XX.

Poems Relating to Cadwallawn.

Poem Fifty Six. Book of Taliessin XLIX.
Poem Fifty Seven. Book of Taliessin L.
Poem Fifty Eight. Red Book of Hergest XV.

Predictive Poems Relating to Cadwaladyr.

Poem Fifty Nine. The Omen of Prydein the Great. Book of Taliessin VI.
Poem Sixty. Book of Taliessin XLVII.
Poem Sixty One. Book of Taliessin LIII.

Poems Connected With Powys.

Poem Sixty Two. Satire of Cynan Garwyn Son of Brochwael. Book of Taliessin XXIII.
Poem Sixty Three. Red Book of Hergest XVI.

Poems Which Mention Henry, or the Son of Henry

Poem Sixty Four. A Dialogue Between Myrdin and His Sister Gwendydd. Red Book of Hergest I.
Poem Sixty Five. A Fugitive Poem of Myrdin in His Grave. Red Book of Hergest II.
Poem Sixty Six. Black Book of Caermarthen XVI.
Poem Sixty Seven. Black Book of Caermarthen XVIII.
Poem Sixty Eight. Red Book of Hergest XX.
Poem Sixty Nine. Red Book of Hergest XIX.
Poem Seventy. Red Book of Hergest XXI.

Miscellaneous Poems from the Black Book of Caermarthen

Poems Attributed to Other Early Bards

Poem Seventy One. Meigant. Black Book of Caermarthen II.
Poem Seventy Two. Cuhelyn. Black Book of Caermarthen III.
Poem Seventy Three. Black Book of Caermarthen IV.
Poem Seventy Four. The Cynghogion of Elaeth. Black Book of Caermarthen XX.
Poem Seventy Five. Black Book Of Caermarthen XXI.

Anonymous Poems on Religious Subjects

Poem Seventy Six. Black Book of Caermarthen V.
Poem Seventy Seven. Black Book of Caermarthen VI.
Poem Seventy Eight. Black Book of Caermarthen VII.
Poem Seventy Nine. Black Book of Caermarthen IX.
Poem Eighty. Black Book of Caermarthen X
Poem Eighty One. Black Book of Caermarthen XI.
Poem Eighty Two. Black Book of Caermarthen XII.
Poem Eighty Three. Black Book of Caermarthen XIII.
Poem Eighty Four. Black Book of Caermarthen XXV.
Poem Eighty Five. Black Book of Caermarthen XXIX.

Poems Relating to Yscolan.

Poem Eighty Six. Black Book of Caermarthen XXVI.
Poem Eighty Seven. Black Book of Caermarthen XXVII.

Miscellaneous Poems from the Book of Aneurin.

Poem Containing Ancient Proverbs

Poem Eighty Eight. Book of Aneurin III.

Miscellaneous Poems from the Book of Taliessin.

Poems Relating to the Life and Opinions of Taliessin.

Poem Eighty Nine. The Fold of the Bards. Book of Taliessin III.
Poem Ninety. Hostile Confederacy. Book of Taliessin VII.
Poem Ninety One. The Chair of Taliessin. Book of Taliessin XIII.
Poem Ninety Two. Song to the Wind. Book of Taliessin XVII.
Poem Ninety Three. Song to Mead. Book of Taliessin XIX.
Poem Ninety Four. Song to the Great World. Book of Taliessin LV.
Poem Ninety Five. Song to the Little World. Book of Taliessin LVI.
Poem Ninety Six. Juvenile Ornaments of Taliessin. Book of Taliessin IX.
Poem Ninety Seven. The Elegy of the Thousand Sons. Book of Taliessin II.
Poem Ninety Eight. The Pleasant Things of Taliessin. Book of Taliessin IV.
Poem Ninety Nine. Book of Taliessin V.
Poem One Hundred. Book Of Taliessin XXVII.

Poems Relating to Jewish History.

Poem One Hundred One. The Plagues of Egypt. Book of Taliessin XXII.
Poem One Hundred Two. The Rod of Moses. Book of Taliessin XXIV.
Poem One Hundred Three. Book of Taliessin XXIX.
Poem One Hundred Four. Book of Taliessin LI.

Poems Relating to Legends of Alexander the Great.

Poem One Hundred Five. The Contrived World. Book of Taliessin XXVI.
Poem One Hundred Six. Book of Taliessin XXVIII.
Miscellaneous Poems from the Red Book of Hergest.

Poems Attributed to Llywarch Hen.

Poem One Hundred Seven. Red Book of Hergest V.
Poem One Hundred Eight. Red Book of Hergest VI.
Poem One Hundred Nine. Red Book of Hergest VII.
Poem One Hundred Ten. Red Book of Hergest VIII.
Poem One Hundred Eleven. Red Book of Hergest IX.
Poem One Hundred Twelve. Red Book of Hergest X.
Poem One Hundred Thirteen. Red Book of Hergest XIII.

Poems Beginning ''Eiry Mynyd.''

Poem One Hundred Fourteen. Red Book of Hergest IV
Poem One Hundred Fifteen. Red Book of Hergest III.

Poems on Various Subjects.

Poem One Hundred Sixteen. Red Book of Hergest XVIII.
Poem One Hundred Seventeen. The Viaticum of Llevoed Wynebglawr. Red Book of Hergest XXIV.