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The Mabinogion
Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation)
translation · medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
The Mabinogion, trans. Sioned Davies.
The Mabinogion
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Celtic tradition
Ring appears in Celtic tradition.
Welsh and Irish stories give rings as recognition-tokens and gifts. The object is a plot device in those literatures, not a Roman wedding-law.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Cauldron appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion and related Irish tales give some cauldrons extra work: plenty, revival, or a forbidden food. The pot is a Welsh or Irish story-object.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Cauldron is associated with Rebirth.
Some insular stories revive the dead in a cauldron, with limits. Revival here is a narrative technology, not Egyptian going-forth-by-day.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Annwn belongs to Celtic tradition.
Annwn is a Welsh otherworld in the Mabinogion. It is a neighboring plenty and danger, not a Greek Hades.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Annwn is connected to Underworld.
Annwn is one otherworld. The English word underworld is a blunt category; the Welsh place has its own rules of feast and raid.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Annwn is associated with Cauldron.
Welsh story gives otherworld feasts and vessels a dangerous plenty. The cauldron belongs to that narrative economy.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Annwn is associated with Descent.
A raid or a visit to Annwn is a going-into an other place. It is not Persephone’s taking and not a Duat weighing.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Celtic tradition is connected to Knowledge.
The Mabinogion is a medieval Welsh prose of otherworld, raid, and recognition. It is literature, not a field recording of a pagan church.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Prydwen appears in Celtic tradition.
Culhwch and Olwen in the Mabinogion names Prydwen as Arthur’s ship. A named Welsh vessel in that tale, not Skidbladnir, not Naglfar, and not a later list-shield under the same name.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Fidchell appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion names gwyddbwyll, the Welsh board-game kin filed here under fidchell, among the play of that tale-world. A named Celtic board in that collection, not hnefatafl and not chess.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Mabinogion appears in Celtic tradition.
The Atlas source Mabinogion is the Welsh prose collection of Pwyll, Branwen, Manawydan, and other branches. A named Welsh prose cycle in Celtic tradition, not the Arthurian Grail shelf alone and not Irish Táin episodes.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Impossible task appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s Culhwch and Olwen sets Culhwch a long string of seemingly impossible tasks before Olwen’s hand. A named impossible-task run in that Welsh prose, not every quest checklist and not Irish saga tasks.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Calumniated wife appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s First Branch has Rhiannon falsely charged with destroying her own child — calumniated-wife speech in that Welsh prose. A named false-accusation episode, not every accused queen and not Irish Étaín.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Carwennan appears in Celtic tradition.
Culhwch and Olwen in the Mabinogion names Carwennan among Arthur’s arms as the knife. A named Welsh Culhwch blade in that tale, not Excalibur, not Clarent, and not an Irish saga knife.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Rhongomiant appears in Celtic tradition.
Culhwch and Olwen in the Mabinogion names Rhongomiant among Arthur’s arms as the spear. A named Welsh Culhwch spear in that tale, not Gáe Bulg, not the Spear of Lugh, and not a generic lance dump.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Horse appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s First Branch seats horses among Rhiannon’s otherworld riding and the court’s horse-gear. A named horse in that Welsh prose, not Sleipnir and not a generic cavalry dump.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Boar appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s Culhwch and Olwen seats the great boar Twrch Trwyth among the impossible hunt-tasks. A named boar in that Welsh prose, not Ovid’s Calydonian boar and not a generic pig dump.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Sword appears in Celtic tradition.
Culhwch and Olwen in the Mabinogion seats swords among Arthur’s arms and the anoethau — Caledfwlch named, Wrnach’s sword sought. A named sword in that Welsh prose, not Excalibur as a later romance flatten and not Carwennan as the knife already walked.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Shield appears in Celtic tradition.
Culhwch and Olwen in the Mabinogion names Wynebgwrthucher among Arthur’s arms as the shield. A named shield in that Welsh prose, not aspis or scutum type-names and not Prydwen as the ship already walked.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Cup appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s feast scenes — Branwen’s court, Pwyll’s halls, and neighboring branches — seat cups among the drinking-gear of Welsh prose hospitality. A named cup in that collection, not the Grail dump and not cauldron as the rebirth-vessel already walked.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Crown appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion seats crowns among the marks of rule in the courts of Pwyll, Branwen’s Britain and Ireland, and neighboring kingship scenes. A named crown in that Welsh prose, not a diadem as the brow-band alone and not every later royal dump.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Throne appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion seats thrones and high-seats among the ruling furniture of Welsh courts — Pwyll’s hall, Bran’s assembly, Arthur’s court in Culhwch. A named throne in that prose, not Siege Perilous and not Round Table as later romance furniture.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Staff appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s Fourth Branch seats Math’s enchanting-rod among the means by which forms and geasa are set. A named staff/rod in that Welsh prose, not a generic walking-stick dump and not Rhongomiant as the spear already walked.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Wheat appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s Third Branch has Manawydan sow wheat fields that mice destroy before the harvest can stand. A named wheat in that Welsh prose, not barley as a second grain dump and not every later agricultural allegory.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Chariot appears in Celtic tradition.
Culhwch and Olwen and neighboring Mabinogion court-travel speech seat chariots among war- and journey-carts of that Welsh prose world. A named chariot kind in that collection, not the Trioedd Chariot of Morgan as a list-treasure and not wagon as the heavier load-cart.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Plough appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s Third Branch seats plough-work among Manawydan’s preparing of land before the wheat is sown. A named plough in that farming prose, not sickle as the harvest-blade alone and not a generic tool dump.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Sickle appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s Third Branch seats harvest-cutting among the fate of Manawydan’s wheat before the mice strip the fields. A named sickle in that farming prose, not plough as the tillage tool already walked and not a Pliny Gaulish mistletoe-blade dump.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Linen appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion seats linen among the cloth of courts and dressed figures across the Four Branches and Culhwch’s gathering. A named linen in that Welsh prose, not wool as the fleece-cloth beside it and not silk as the romance luxury cloth.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Wool appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion seats wool among the fleece and cloth speech of Welsh court and household dress. A named wool in that collection, not linen as the plant-fiber cloth and not a textile-tool dump (loom/spindle entities not forced here).
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Silk appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s later romances — Owein, Peredur, Gereint — seat silk among the rich cloth of courts and riders. A named silk in that Welsh prose shelf, not linen or wool as the plainer cloths and not a Byzantine trade dump.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Hearth appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s Third Branch seats the hearth among Manawydan’s household craft-life after the courts fall away. A named hearth in that Welsh prose, not altar as a temple dump and not cauldron as the vessel already walked to Celtic tradition.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Diadem appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion seats brow-bands and royal head-gear among court adornment beside fuller crowns of rule. A named diadem in that Welsh prose, not crown as the fuller kingship mark already walked and not a torque as the neck-ring (Caesar-held).
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Wagon appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion seats wagons among load and travel carts beside the lighter war-chariot speech of Culhwch’s world. A named wagon in that Welsh prose, not chariot as the court/war cart already walked and not a generic wheel dump.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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The Mabinogion’s First Branch has Pwyll take Arawn’s shape and fight Hafgan with the arms of Annwn’s court. A named sword in that otherworld combat, not every Celtic sword dump and not Caledfwlch as Culhwch’s Arthur-blade alone.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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The Mabinogion’s First Branch seats shields among the borrowed arms Pwyll wears in Arawn’s stead in Annwn. A named shield in that otherworld combat-gear, not Wynebgwrthucher as Culhwch’s Arthur-shield alone.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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The Mabinogion’s First Branch seats cups among the feast-gear of Arawn’s otherworld court during Pwyll’s year in Annwn. A named cup in that Annwn hospitality, not Pair Dadeni as the rebirth-cauldron and not the Grail dump.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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The Mabinogion’s First Branch seats the high-seat of rule in Arawn’s court while Pwyll holds Annwn for a year. A named throne in that otherworld kingship, not Siege Perilous and not Camelot furniture.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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The Mabinogion’s First Branch seats crown and kingship marks in Arawn’s Annwn while Pwyll rules there in the other’s shape. A named crown in that otherworld rule, not every later royal dump and not diadem alone.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Sword appears in Arthurian cycle.
Culhwch and Olwen in the Mabinogion seats swords among Arthur’s named arms and the tasks of his court — Welsh Arthurian cycle speech, not the later Morte d’Arthur alone. A named sword in that Culhwch Arthuriana, not Excalibur as a French/English flatten.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Shield appears in Arthurian cycle.
Culhwch and Olwen in the Mabinogion names Wynebgwrthucher among Arthur’s arms — shield speech inside Welsh Arthurian cycle narrative. A named shield in that Culhwch Arthuriana, not Round Table furniture and not a classical aspis dump.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Chariot appears in Arthurian cycle.
Culhwch and Olwen in the Mabinogion seats chariots among the travel and war-gear of Arthur’s courtly hunt-world. A named chariot in that Welsh Arthurian prose, not the Trioedd Chariot of Morgan as a treasure-list edge.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Throne appears in Arthurian cycle.
Culhwch and Olwen in the Mabinogion seats Arthur’s court high-seat among the ruling furniture of that Welsh Arthurian gathering (Celliwig, not Camelot). A named throne in that Culhwch Arthuriana, not Siege Perilous and not Round Table.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Crown appears in Arthurian cycle.
Culhwch and Olwen in the Mabinogion seats Arthur as crowned head of the court that Culhwch enters — crown speech inside Welsh Arthurian cycle narrative. A named crown in that Culhwch kingship, not a later imperial dump and not diadem alone.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Culhwch and Olwen in the Mabinogion seats drinking-cups among the feast-gear of the marriage quest’s close — wedding hospitality in that Welsh prose. A cup used in that wedding feast, not a sacred_to deity mint and not the Grail as a quest-object.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Saddle appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s First Branch seats saddles among the horse-gear of Rhiannon’s otherworld riding and the court’s mounts. A named saddle in that Welsh prose, not a modern English-saddle type-name and not Caparison as later French horse-cloth.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Shears appears in Celtic tradition.
Culhwch and Olwen in the Mabinogion seats shears between the ears of the great boar Twrch Trwyth among the anoethau. A named shears in that Welsh prose hunt-task, not kitchen-shears or sheep-shears type-names and not ornamental-comb as dress jewelry.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Hunting horn appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s First Branch opens on Pwyll’s hunt with horn-speech among the pack, and Culhwch’s world keeps hunt-horns among court chase gear. A named hunting-horn in that Welsh prose, not bugle as a later signal twin and not Gjallarhorn.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Turnshoe appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s Third Branch has Manawydan take up cobbling and make shoes in the towns after the courts fall away. A named medieval turnshoe kind in that craft prose, not sandal as the refused type-name and not a bare modern oxford dump.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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King Arthur appears in Celtic tradition.
Culhwch and Olwen in the Mabinogion seats Arthur as crowned head of the Welsh court Culhwch enters (Celliwig speech). A named king-arthur being in that Celtic prose cycle, not Malory’s Morte alone and not a minted Camelot dump.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Platter appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s feast scenes — Branwen’s courts, Pwyll’s halls, Culhwch gathering — seat platters among the serving-gear of Welsh prose hospitality. A named platter in that collection, not feast-dish as the Northwest Coast trough and not cauldron as the rebirth-vessel already walked.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Spur appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion seats spurred riding among the horse-gear of Rhiannon’s approach and Culhwch’s mounted court-world. A named spur in that Welsh prose, not a Vitruvius invent dump and not stirrup as the foot-iron alone.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Trencher appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s feast halls seat trenchers among the bread-and-meat serving boards of Welsh prose hospitality. A named trencher in that collection, not platter as the larger serving-dish alone and not feast-dish as the Northwest Coast trough.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Goblet appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s feast scenes seat goblets among the drinking-vessels of Welsh prose hospitality beside the already-walked cup. A named goblet in that collection, not the Grail dump and not flagon as the pouring vessel alone.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Flagon appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s feast scenes seat flagons among the pouring-vessels of Welsh prose hospitality. A named flagon in that collection, not goblet as the drinking-cup alone and not ewer as the wash-pitcher alone.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Ewer appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s court and feast scenes seat ewers among the wash-and-pour pitchers of Welsh prose hospitality. A named ewer in that collection, not flagon as the drink-pour vessel alone and not a later toilet-set dump.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Spit appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s feast halls seat roasting-spits among the cook-gear of Welsh prose hospitality. A named spit in that collection, not a saliva dump and not andiron as hearth furniture alone.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Threshing flail appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s Third Branch seats grain harvest and floor-work among Manawydan’s wheat before the mice strip the fields. A named threshing-flail in that farming prose, not the military flail and not crook-and-flail Egyptian gear.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Reaping hook appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s Third Branch seats harvest-cutting among the fate of Manawydan’s wheat. A named reaping-hook in that farming prose, not sickle as the already-walked harvest-blade alone and not billhook as hedging gear.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Headstall appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion seats headstalls among the bridle-frames of Rhiannon’s riding and Culhwch’s mounted court. A named headstall in that Welsh prose, not bridle as the already-met full assembly (Roman seat) alone and not Trioedd halter-of-clydno.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Coronet appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion seats lesser rank-crowns and brow circlets of rule among Welsh court adornment beside fuller crowns. A named coronet in that prose, not crown as the fuller kingship mark already walked and not diadem as the brow-band already walked.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Salver appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s feast scenes seat presentation trays among the serving-gear of Welsh prose hospitality. A named salver in that collection, not platter as the larger serving-dish alone and not trencher as the bread-board alone.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Stirrup appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s riding scenes — Rhiannon’s approach and Culhwch’s mounted court — sit in a medieval Welsh prose world that seats stirrups among ordinary mount gear. A named stirrup in that collection, not saddle as the seat alone and not a modern safety-stirrup dump.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Chase appears in Celtic tradition.
The Mabinogion’s First Branch and Culhwch seat the hunt-ground — Glyn Cuch woods and court chases — as the place of the pack. A named chase as hunting-ground kind in that Welsh prose, not deer-park as later enclosed parkland and not forest as the already-met landform alone.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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Pennon appears in Arthurian cycle.
Culhwch and Olwen seats banners and streamers among the courtly muster of Arthur’s Welsh following. A named pennon in that Culhwch Arthuriana, not a Roman vexillum dump and not gonfalon as later civic banner.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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