#The Mabinogion

[the-evil-clergyman]

Illustrations from The Mabinogion by Alan Lee (2001)

#alan lee #art #illustration #modern art #english artist #british artist #books #book illustration #mythology #welsh legend #welsh mythology #knight #knights #the mabinogion

[enchantedbook]

Alan Lee from Pwyll Prince of Dyfed (The Mabinogion), Medieval Welsh Tales, 1982

#alan lee #the mabinogion #Illustration

[wildbasil]

hello tumblr, can our next mass hyperfixation be welsh myths please 🥺

#Y Mabinogi #the mabinogion #Rhiannon #Gwydion fab Dôn #Lleu Llaw Gyffes #welsh mythology #celtic mythology #hmmm i gotta make gwydion look more sneaky #gwydion is a problematic fav of mine lol #magic man pig thief shitty uncle #the eagle is his nephew btw #...................... #.......

[queer-ragnelle]

Do you have a guide/a recommended reading list for getting into Arthurian legends? I’ve been really getting into it in the past few months but I feel like I’m missing out on a lot of the foundations of it. (If you don’t and this is too big of an ask totally feel free to ignore this lol)

hello, anon.

i don't currently although i have plans to add another page to my blog listing medieval texts as well as links to download pdfs of them. i have english translations of texts originating in belarussian, dutch, french, german, hebrew, italian, latin, middle english, and last but not least, welsh.

in the mean time, i've collected for you some key texts that are readily available to read for free online!

le morte d'arthur by sir thomas malory [part 1] [part 2]

the history of the britons by nennius [here]

the mabinogion translated by lady charlotte guest [here]

four romances by chrétien de troyes [here]

parzival by wolfram von eschenbach [part 1] [part 2]

the wedding of sir gawain and dame ragnelle translated by thomas hahn [here]

sir gawain and the green knight translated by j. r. r. tolkien [here]

better translations/formatting forthcoming! enjoy. :^)

#arthurian legend #arthurian legends #arthuriana #le morte d'arthur #sir thomas malory #the history of the britons #nennius #the mabinogion #lady charlotte guest #chrétien de troyes #chretien de troyes #parzival #wolfram von eschenbach #the wedding of sir gawain and dame ragnelle #sir gawain and the green knight #ask #answered #book reccs #book reccomendation #sources #my post

[invisible-goats]

Ynys Môn is now on kindle!

Monsters and mythical figures return to the land of King Arthur, centuries after his death. The spirits of Arthur and his Knights are brought back to keep darkness at bay and conquer evil. Unfortunately, their vessels are three aimless sixth formers from Anglesey.

If you like arthuriana, the Mabinogi, Wales, nonbinary characters, urban fantasy, you will like it!

#we're open to putting it other places just don't know where beyond kindle #we're also considering making it available as paperback #ynys môn #arthuriana #writers on tumblr #tymblr #the mabinogion

[woodelf68]

For Dogust. The Cŵn Annwn, the red-eared white hounds of the Wild Hunt in Welsh mythology. Annwn, the Welsh Otherworld, is said to be either ruled by King Arawn (as cited in the Mabinogion, the earliest Welsh prose stories) or Gwyn ap Nudd (king of the Fair Folk in later medieval lore). Some say the hunt rides through the sky, chasing wandering spirits, others that their hunting grounds include the mountain of Cadair Idris, where hearing the baying of the hounds is a foretelling of death. "Cŵn" is plural for "hounds", the singular form is "Ci".

I'm sure they're good doggies who like ear skritches just like any other.

#cwn annwn #cŵn annwn #dogust #artwoodelf #artblr #artists on tumblr #acrylic paint #the wild hunt #wales #welsh mythology #arawn king of annwn #gwyn ap nudd #the mabinogion #dogs #hounds

[revoevokukil]

Watercolour by Margaret Jones

#The Mabinogion #Wales #british isles #celtic mythology #roots #celtic britain #Cymru

[margridarnauds]

Proposing creating a Fifth Branch of the Mabinogi where Blodeuedd gets a gun.

#blodeuedd holds it in her little owl talons #blodeuedd #blodeuwedd #Mabinogi 5: Revenge of Blodeuedd #this time: it's personal #the mabinogi #the mabinogion #welsh mythology #celtic mythology

[oldshrewsburyian]

Mabinogion musical?!? Mabinogion musical!!!

#fun with medievalism #shut up and take my money #medieval literature #mabinogi #the mabinogion #queue

[sibyllemathilde]

“The Ogre’s Beautiful Daughter” by Haley Wood

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#tufting #fiber artist #fiber art #haley wood #haleywoodtextiles #the mabinogion

[the-evil-clergyman]

Illustration from Lady Charlotte Guest's The Mabinogion by Alan Lee (2001)

#alan lee #art #illustration #2000s #2000s art #modern art #contemporary art #english artist #british artist #books #book illustration #the mabinogion #mythology #welsh legend #welsh mythology

[lomakes]

Rhiannon✨

#rhiannon #welsh mythology #celtic mythology #the mabinogion #pwyll prince of dyfed #welshart #y mabinogi #lo art #first art of 23 ik this will flop because it’s not fandom dvhbdbdb

[wildbasil]

everyone say hello to creiddylad! 🥰👋🥳🥳🥳🥳

#creiddylad ferch lludd #welsh mythology #arthuriana #culhwch and olwen #gwyn ap nudd #the mabinogion #celtic mythology #digital art #artists on tumblr #i hope you like her 🥺🙏💖 #i was going to wait until may day to post her but i just couldn't wait i'm sorry #of course designing her was easy #i simply thought “what sort of lady would i spend the rest of existence fighting over 😌😌💕” #art tag #anyway. i would die for her

[queer-ragnelle]

hello. i was wondering sumn. what makes a knight of camelot ~A Knight of Camelot~? there are so many of them and they’re all different but do they have characteristics in common that are found in the average Famous Knight of Camelot and that when you see you think “ah yes that is very arthurian of them”. i hope my question is not a bother to you and too confusing.

Hi! Like every other answer I ever give, it’s highly dependent on the text.

In the Mabinogion, Arthur’s best knights tend to have special abilities, even magical powers. We all remember Kai’s fun list of attributes.

But generally speaking, fame in Camelot comes from 3 things:

Every successful knight is hot. I don’t make the rules.

They have to be good at beating the snot out of other guys. Obviously.

Branding. I’m so serious.

My basis for this comes from the Vulgate descriptions of the Orkney Bros. Specifically, Gaheriet/Gaheris. Not because he’s famous, but because he isn’t.

It’s no accident that Gaheris never makes it to the big screen the way his brothers do. He is, by design, basic. The quintessential middle child. He doesn’t have a Special Trait (such as Gawain’s courtesy or reputation as a ladies man or noontime powers etc.) and that makes Gaheris forgettable. To be a famous knight, you gotta put your whole pussy into it, in front of a live studio audience, or you won’t be famous no matter how good you are. Makes sense when you think about it!

Not sure if that answers your question, but that’s what I got. Take care. :^)

#arthurian legend #arthuriana #arthurian legends #arthurian mythology #arthurin literature #the mabinogion #mabinogion #the vulgate #vulgate #vulgate cycle #kay #sir kay #gaheris #sir gaheris #quotes #my post #ask #anonymous #it’s not lost on me the irony that i used unfamous knights as my receipts lmao

[tiodolma]

"And Gwalchmai defended the door with a chess-board."

#arthuriana #peredur #gwalchmai #the mabinogion #arthuriana shtpost

[hiyutekivigil]

allan lee, from illustrations of the mabinogion

#allan lee #art #illustration #the mabinogion #dark academia #art museum #lord of the rings #the hobbit