Madoc
Madoc,a narrative poem by Southey , published 1805 .
Madoc is the youngest son of Owen Gwyneth, king of Wales (d. 1169 ). He has left Wales and sailed to a western land across the ocean where he has founded a settlement and defeated the Aztecas. He returns to Wales for a fresh supply of adventurers and tells his tale. After his return to the settlement in Aztlan, war breaks out again with the Aztecas. Madoc is ambushed and captured, chained by the foot to the stone of human sacrifice, and required to fight in succession six Azteca champions. After much fighting the Aztecas are finally defeated and migrate to another country. The poem gave its title to Madoc: A Mystery ( 1990 ) by Paul Muldoon .
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