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Preface
Neustuc manauid | (Manawyd brought home |
eis tull o trywruid | A pierced buckler from Tryvrwyd). |
A mabon am melld. | And Mabon son of Mellt |
maglei guaed ar guelld, | Who stained the grass with gore; |
Ac anguas edeinauc. | And Angwas the Winged, |
a lluch · llauynnauc. | And Llwch Llawynnawc, |
Oetin diffreidauc | Who were protective |
ar eidin cyminauc | Against Eidyn[1] the gashing. |
Argluit ae llochei | His lord would shelter him, |
my nei ymtiwygei | My nephew would amend (?), |
Kei ae heiriolei. | Kei would plead for (?) them, |
trae llathei pop tri | While slaying them three at a time. |
Pan colled kelli. | When Kelli was lost |
caffad cuelli. | Savagery was experienced. |
Aseirolei kei | Kei would plead for them (?) |
hid trae kymynhei. | Until he might hew them down. |
Arthur ced huarhei | Though Arthur was playing |
y guaed gouerei. | The blood was dripping. |
'In neuat awarnach | In Awarnach’s hall |
in imlat ew a gurach. | A-fighting with a hag, |
Ew a guant pen palach. | He slew Pen-palach |
in atodeu dissethach. | In the tasks (?) of Dissethach. |
Ym minit eidin | On Eidyn’s mountain |
amuc · a · chinbin. | He combated with champions (?), |
Pop cant id cuitin. | By the hundred they fell— |
id cuitin · pop cant, | They fell a hundred at a time |
rac beduir bedrydant. | Before Bedwyr… |
Ar traethev trywruid. | On the shores of Tryvrwyd; |
in amuin a garvluid. | Combating with Garwlwyd. |
Oet guythir y annuyd. | Victorious was his wrath |
o cletyw ac yscuid. | Both with sword and shield. |
Oet guaget bragad | It were vain to boast |
vrth kei ig kad. | Against Kei in battle. |
Oet cletyw ighad. | His sword in battle was |
oe lav diguistlad. | Not to be pledged from his hand. |
Oet hyneiw guastad | He was an equable lord |
ar lleg ar lles gulad. | Of a legion for the state’s good. |
Beduir · A Bridlav.[2] | Bedwyr son of Bridlaw, |
Nau cant guarandau. | Nine hundred to watch, |
- ↑ Mention is made of this man in Triads i. 38, 39; iii. 47, 48 (Myv. Arch. vol. ii. 9, 65), where he is described as the slayer of the bard Aneurin.
- ↑ This should probably give the parentage of Bedwyr, and it is natural to suggest as an emendation Beduir ab Bridlav; but in Gereint and Enid he is described as son of Bedrawt: see Red Book Mab. p. 265.