according to the Brat, one of the possessions of Arthur, who bestowed it upon his seneschal Sir Kai
Strong Lances.—Page 20.
It would be vain to attempt to find English terms corresponding precisely with those used in the Welsh text, to designate the various kinds of arms which the knights fought with, in this Tale.
Cousin.—Page 21.
The following genealogical table will explain this consanguinity, as given in the Welsh Pedigrees.
| Ctmyaecu, son of Msirchion. | |||||||
| Arawn, called, in the Latin Brut, Anguselus. | Urien Rheged, | Llew, also called Lot, King of Lothian and of Orkney, | |||||
| Owain ap Urien. | Gwalohmai, or Gawain. | ||||||
From very remote periods down to the time of Elizabeth, the Welsh kept up their Pedigrees with much care, and many copies of them are extant both in public and private collections; and although in these occasional discrepancies may be perceived, yet, in general, their authenticity is well established. It must be allowed, that it appears somewhat extraordinary that these family records should be transmitted with such accuracy through so many generations. But when we consider the imperative obligations of the Welsh Laws upon this subject, we are no longer surprised at the existence of such ancient documents, nor at the solicitude of the Welsh to preserve them.
