Taliesin

[ tal-ee-es-in ]

noun

1. flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.

Taliesin

/ ˌtælɪˈɛsɪn /

noun

1. Taliesin6th century6th centuryMWelshWRITING: bard 6th century ad , Welsh bard; supposed author of 12 heroic poems in the Book of Taliesin

Example Sentences

Taliesin is a generic name indicating a function rather than the name of an individual.

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And now for a genuine Taliesin, or what at any rate many critics think to be genuine.

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And in other primitive poems that we may ascribe to Taliesin are effects as convincing and vivid.

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To the sixth century are also to be referred the poems of Taliesin, which tell of the battles between the Britons and Saxons.

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A satire is also preserved of the same Taliesin, upon the wandering minstrels of his time.

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