Taliesin

American

[tal-ee-es-in] / ˌtæl iˈɛs ɪn /

noun

flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.

Taliesin British

/ ˌtælɪˈɛsɪn /

noun

6th century _ad , Welsh bard; supposed author of 12 heroic poems in the Book of Taliesin

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The book captivated Edgar Kaufmann Jr.—the son of a Pittsburgh department store owner—so much so that he enrolled in Wright’s Taliesin Fellowship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Vehicle premiums go up by 22% on average in the wake of a claim, according to Insurify economic analyst Julia Taliesin.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026

Battery-powered cars cost more to insure because they have higher sticker prices, are more easily damaged and require specific parts for repairs, Taliesin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025

Wright invited Mr. Gesner to study with him at Taliesin, but Mr. Gesner boarded a freighter instead and headed to Ecuador, where he excavated pre-Incan artifacts.

From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2022

Arthurian saga in, 343, 344; prophecy of Taliesin about, 385 Wave of Cleena.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston

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