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Mabinogion

British  
/ ˌmæbɪˈnɒɡɪən /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Mabinogion

from Welsh mabinogi instruction for young bards

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Ms Bird will be performing in a Welsh-language show called Ffabinogion - a modern twist on some stories from the Mabinogion, a collection of Welsh myths and legends.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2023

But five years later, a fan sent her four paperback novels in a Manila envelope — author Evangeline Walton’s adaptation of the ancient British Mabinogion.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 30, 2020

The Owl Service is set in Wales, and uses as its basis a story from the mediaeval Welsh epic, the Mabinogion.

From The Guardian Jun. 27, 2012

This volume contains the oldest of the Mabinogion—the p. 8four branches of the Mabinogion proper—and the kindred tale of Lludd and Llevelys. 

From The Mabinogion Vol. 3 by Edwards, Owen Morgan, Sir

With the tigers’ coats compare the robes of honour wherewith the knights in the Mabinogion clothe themselves when they go to combat.

From Indian Fairy Tales by Anonymous

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