Welsh Legends and Folk Tales

Table of Contents: The four branches of story; I. Pwyll and Pryderi. i. The marriage of Pwyll and Rhiannon -- II. THe birth of Pryderi -- II. The story of Branwen -- III. The trials of Dyfed -- IV. Lleu and the flowerface -- The British Arthur; I. The quest for Olwen. i. The destiny -- ii. At Arthur's court -- iii. In search of Olwen -- iv. Fulfilling the tasks: The sword of Wrnach the giant -- The oldest animals -- The lame ant -- The beard of Dillus the bearded -- The everlasting battle -- The tusk of Ysgithyrwyn -- The hunting of the otherworld boar -- The blood of the black witch -- v. Culhwch marries Olwen -- II. How Trystan won esyllt -- III. Rhitta of the beards -- IV. The dream of Rhonabwy -- Tales old and new; I. The dream of Macsen Wledig -- II. The three plagues of Britain -- III. Collen and the fair small folk -- IV. The lad who returned from Faerye -- V. Where Arthur sleeps -- VI. The aged infant. VII. The woman of Llyn-Y-Fan: i. The meeting -- ii. The parting -- iii. The sequel -- VIII. Eight leaves of story: i. The three staunch swineherds of Britain -- ii. The sigh of Gwyddno Long-shank -- iii. Baglan the builder -- iv. A harp on the water -- v. The man who killed his greyhound -- vi. The sun of Llanfabon -- vii. Red-hat otter -- viii. Cadwalader and all his goats -- IX. The salt welsh sea -- X. High eden.