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Knightly Legends of Wales; or, The Boy's Mabinogion: Being the Earliest Welsh Tales of King Arthur in the Famous Red Book of Hergest

by Sidney Lanier

Level C1 · AdvancedRomanceAdventureChildren's15 chapters
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About this book

Dive into the earliest Welsh tales of King Arthur, where wild adventures, chivalry, and ancient magic intertwine in vivid stories drawn from the mysterious Red Book of Hergest, revealing a rugged and enchanting world unlike any other Arthurian legend.

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Contents

15 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CONTENTS.
03LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
04THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN.
05KILHWCH[10] AND OLWEN; OR, THE TWRCH TRWYTH.
06PEREDUR[15] THE SON OF EVRAWC.
07THE DREAM OF RHONABWY.
08PWYLL, PRINCE OF DYVED.
09THE STORY OF LLUDD AND LLEVELYS.
10THE ORIGIN OF THE OWL.
11BRANWEN THE DAUGHTER OF LLYR.
12MANAWYDDAN AND THE MICE.

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