The story of Taliesin should be required reading for anyone who speak English as their first language. For me, this was pure, unadulterated Arthurian lore without the pomp and circumstance of lords and ladies. I know Easton Press seems to choose older or more obscure translations at times (its choice of Beowulf translation is a little disappointing.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Anyone with an interest in Celtic studies, their Breton/Welsh ancestry, or even fans of fantasy, high fantasy, or Tolkien would benefit from the rich oral tradition which afforded us the gift of the collected tales found within The Mabinogion.Mabinogi', derived from the word 'mab', originally meant 'boyhood' or 'youth' but gradually came to mean 'tale of a hero's boyhood' and eventually, simply, 'a tale'. The Mabinogion is the oldest collection of telling of King Arthur and as such is empowered with certain authority and words of command that are the root source of legend. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

His style lends itself perfectly to the work and his interpretation will give enormous pleasure as the stories enter their third millennium. To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. The translator has a deep understanding and respect for the substance of these stories and their meaning in the history of the English language and the people of those Isles. A major illustrated edition of the classic fantasy with over 50 full-colour paintings by the celebrated artist of The Lord of the Rings.By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. This new edition contains the definitive translation of the work by Lady Charlotte Guest, undoubtably the most accessible of those published, and includes the tale of Taliesin, which has been missing from the collected tales of the Mabinogion for over twenty years. The ancient Welsh collection of Celtic myth and Arthurian Legend, illustrated by the great Alan Lee. Being a cheap copy (paper is very thin) and very light, would be a great book to take on your travels. It reads like a list of "what I did last summer" written by a psychopath; no real color, emotion or deeper levels of meaning that I could see.Imgur does have it in their TOS that you can't hot link, but they haven't said anything to me as of yet. Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive. and The Red Book of Hergest (1375-1425), though the stories themselves hail from an oral tradition dating back to the tenth century. I wanted to learn about Welsh mythology but found myself going round and round to understand who was who.