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The Mabinogion
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Then they took the flowers of the oak, and the flowers of the broom, and the flowers of the meadowsweet, and from those they conjured up the fairest and most beautiful maiden that anyone had ever seen.
Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation of British history - these are just some of the themes embraced by the anonymous authors of the eleven tales that make up the Welsh medieval masterpiece known as The Mabinogion.
They tell of Gwydion the shape-shifter, who can create a woman out of flowers; of Math the magician whose feet must lie in the lap of a virgin; of hanging a pregnant mouse and hunting a magical boar. Dragons, witches, and giants live alongside kings and heroes, and quests of honor, revenge, and love are set against the backdrop of a country struggling to retain its independence.
Sioned Davies's lively translation re-creates the storytelling world of medieval Wales and reinvests the tales with the power of performance.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-09-23
Absolute Romp
Personally I LOVE the narrator. Kept out of the way but imbued emotion and character
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- Anastasia Beaverhausen
- 2023-02-05
It may be time for an updated version
Long lists of names, repetitive dialogue, and the convoluted plots. I found it very difficult to follow the details of the stories. The narration was excellent though.
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