The Mabinogion (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- First Published: 1838
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Folklore
- Time of Work: Middle Ages
- Genres: Short fiction, Folklore, Arthurian romance
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, Supernatural, Kings, queens, or royalty, Legends, Folklore, Middle Ages, Great Britain, Knights or knighthood, Wales or Welsh people, Celts
- Locales: Wales
Places Discussed
*British Isles. European island group comprising Great Britain, Ireland, and smaller surrounding islands whose early inhabitants spoke Celtic languages. Celtic culture once extended throughout Europe. By the time period in which most of the tales in The Mabinogion are set—perhaps the sixth or seventh century c.e.—continental Celts held only Brittany in western France, and Germanic Anglo-Saxons controlled the parts of southeastern and central Britain previously ruled by the Roman Empire.
The Celtic “fringe” lands of Wales, Cornwall, and...
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