Mabinogion

/ ˌmæbɪˈnɒɡɪən /

noun

1. the Mabinogion
   a collection of Welsh tales based on old Celtic legends and mythology in which magic and the supernatural play a large part

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mabinogion¹

from Welsh mabinogi instruction for young bards

Example Sentences

He who would make such a version must choose out from Malory or The Mabinogion, material that belongs in such a series.

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In the ‘Mabinogion’ such stones are frequently mentioned, usually in the favourite form of a gem set within a ring.

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The name Mabinogion is given to a collection of Welsh tales of much mythological interest.

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The veritable Mabinogion undoubtedly contain Welsh-Celtic myth.

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The Mabinogion, however, though thus early recorded in the Welsh tongue, are in their existing form by no means wholly Welsh.

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