The Four Ancient Books of Wales

This classic is organized as follows:


Introduction


I. The Poems Contained in the Four Ancient Books of Wales

II. The Literature of Wales Subsequent to the Twelfth Century

III. Sources of the Early History of Wales

IV. State of the Country in the Sixth Century, and Its History Prior to A.D. 560

V. State of Britain in A.D. 560 When Gildas Wrote, and Kings of the Line of Dyfi

VI. Manau Gododin and the Picts

VII. The Races of Britain and the Place of the Picts Among Them

VIII. The Celtic Dialects and the Probable Character of the Pictish Language

IX. The Celtic Topography of Scotland, and the Dialectic Differences Indicated by It

X. Cumbria and the Men of the North

XI. Recent Criticism of Mythological Poems Examined

XII. Recent Criticism of Historical Poems Examined

XIII. True Place of the Poems in Welsh Literature

XIV. Result of the Examination of the Poems, and Their Classification


Translation of the Poems


I. Historical Poems Containing Allusions to Events Prior to A.D. 560

A. Poems Referring to Early Traditions

B. Poems Referring to Arthur the Guledig

C. Poems Referring to Gwydyon Ap Don and His Gwyddyl and the Brithwyr

D. Poem Referring to Gwyddno and Gwynn Ap Nudd

E. Poems Referring to Early Traditions Which Belong to a Later School

F. Poems Relating to Cities of the Cymry and Their Legendary Heroes


II. Historical Poems Containing Allusions to Events Subsequent to A.D. 560

G. Poems Referring to War Between Sons of Llywarch Hen and Mwg Mawr Drefydd

H. Poems Relating to Gwallawg Ap Lleenawg

I. Poems Relating to Urien Reged

J. Poems Relating to Urien and His Son Owen

K. Poems Relating to the Battle of Ardderyd

L. The Gododin Poems

M. Poems Relating to Cadwallawn

N. Predictive Poems Relating to Cadwaladyr

O. Poems Connected With Powys

P. Poems Which Mention Henry, or the Son of Henry


III. Miscellaneous Poems From the Black Book of Caermarthen

Q. Poems Attributed to Other Early Bards

R. Anonymous Poems on Religious Subjects

S. Poems Relating to Yscolan


IV. Miscellaneous Poems From the Book of Aneurin

T. Poem Containing Ancient Proverbs

V. Miscellaneous Poems From the Book of Taliessin

U. Poems Relating to the Life and Opinions of Taliessin

V. Poems Relating to Jewish History

W. Poems Relating to Legends of Alexander the Great

X. Poems Attributed to Llywarch Hen

Y. Poems Beginning "Eiry Mynyd."

Z. Poems on Various Subjects