A Prize Mare suffers
a horrific fate every May Eve!
Part 12 of the First Branch of
the Mabinogion. We shift our attention now to the Kingdom of Gwent
and its' Lord, Teyrnon, who has a terrible problem with his Prize
Mare. At the same time as young Pwyll and his Bride, Rhiannon, are
being punished for the 'alleged' crime that Rhiannon has committed,
Teyrnon and his wife are deciding to end the unspeakable horror
that comes upon the Horse every year as she tries to give birth at
Beltane. What comes next is a huge surprise..!
This episode is also the 12th
episode of the First Branch of the
Mabinogi.
Running
Order:
All the credits for this episode
can be found in our show-notes at http://celticmythpodshow.com/firstbranch12
We hope you enjoy it!
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Names Used in this
Story
Listed in order of
appearance
- Pwyll
- Rhiannon
- Hevaidd Hen
- Dyfed
- Arberth
- Gwent
- Prydain
- Hafren
- Cantref
- Gwent Is Coed
- Teyrnon
- Teyrnon Twryf Lliant
- Silures
- Gruffydd ap Llewelyn
- Delwyn
- Beltane
- Calan Mai
- Gwri Gwallt Euryn
Teyrnon fighting against the
Sea-Monster
From: The Mabinogion (Lady Charlotte Guest)
Teyrnon (Pedair
Cainc) From: darlun o'r gyfrol Chwedlau Cymru Fu, Merthyr
Tudful 1906: llun gan Anatiomaros
Pre-Roman Wales
The Map, circa 40 AD, shows the
territiories occupied by the Brythonic tribes at the time. Our
story takes place in Dyfed which is in Demetian lands.
By this time it was approximately
200 years after the death of Gruffydd ap Llewelyn,
whom Gary wrongly calls Gruffyd ap Llewellyn in the Show.
In 1056, he won another victory over an English army near Glasbury.
Now a true King of Wales, he claimed sovereignty over the whole of
Wales. By the 13th Century, the South was ruled by the Marcher
Lords and the indigenous Brythonic Welsh who had retreated into the
(Green) North of Wales. Later in the Mabinogi our stories tell us
more about this area.
Political Lanscape of Post-Roman
Wales
Listener
Feedback
Ben
We play some lovely feedback from
Ben in Adelaide, Australia. Thank
you so much Ben!
Competition
Duncarron Medieval
Village
The Lads of Saor Patrol
Do you fancy winning a fantastic
Hoodie in XXL size from the Duncarron Medieval Village run by the
Clanranald Trust for Scotland Charity and
Saor Patrol? If so, then read on for more
details about them and listen to the end of the show for how you
can enter! The Clanranald Trust is currently building a full-scale
replica of an early Medieval Fortified Village. This will be
typical of the Scottish Clan Chief’s residence throughout the
earlier part of the last millennium.
Our Prize - The Duncarron
Hoodie!
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Music - Blessings of
Beltane
by Cernunnos
Rising
Nature’s Child
The beautiful and ethereal
version of Blessings of Beltane that could
originally be heard on their album, Wild Soul, has
been re-mixed to include the lovely vocals of Carla Lewis and the
beautiful harmonies of Katie Nicholas in the new track
Beltane. This track is the first that we have
played from their latest album which will be available on July 1st,
Nature's Child, and you can find out more
about Cernunnos Rising on their website or
on our Contributor Page.
Additional Thanks
We also give thanks to AFS Fish,
Natty Lizard King and John 7 Ash for their superb reviews on
iTunes!
Special Thanks
For Incidental
Music
Kevin MacLeod, for Peaceful Desolation.
See his website or our Contributor Page for more
details.
Heroic Struggle
from Free
Stock Music.
Jason Shaw for Antartica. See
his website
or our Contributor Page for more details
Densle for Dragon's Breath from
Elatheria. See his website or our Contributor Page for more details.
Kubi for Siempre Contigo. See his
website or our Contributor Page for more details.
Diane Arkenstone
The Secret Garden. See her Contributor page for details.
Kim Robertson
The Hangman's Noose. See her Contributor page for details.
Jigger
Time Ticks Away. See her Contributor page for details.
For our Theme
Music
The Skylark and
Haghole, the brilliant Culann's Hounds. See
their Contributor page for details.
Extra Special Thanks for
Unrestricted Access to Wonderful Music
(in Alphabetic
order)
Anne Roos Extra
Special thanks go for permission to use any of her masterful music
to Anne
Roos. You can find out more about Anne on her website or on
her Contributor
page.
Caera Extra
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and Gaelic singing to Caera. You can find out more about Caera on
her website or on her Contributor
Page.
Celia Extra
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to Celia Farran. You can find out more about Celia on her website or on her
Contributor
Page.
Damh the Bard
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the Bard for his permission to use any of his music on the
Show. You can find out more about Damh (Dave) on his website or on
his Contributor
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The Dolmen Extra
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The Dolmen, for their permission to use any of their fantastic
Celtic Folk/Rock music on the Show. You can find out more about The
Dolmen on their website or on our
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Keltoria Extra
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Contributor
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Kevin Skinner
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music to Kevin Skinner. You can find out more about Kevin on his
website or on
his Contributor
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Phil
Thornton Extra Special Thanks go for permission to
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himself, Phil
Thornton. You can find out more about Phil on his website or on his
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S.J. Tucker
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Contributor page.
Spiral Dance
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