The Gododdin: the Oldest Scottish PoemGododdin is a medieval Welsh poem consisting of a series of elegies to the men of the Brittonic kingdom of Gododdin and its allies who, according to the conventional interpretation, died fighting the Angles of Deira and Bernicia at a place named Catraeth in about AD 600. |
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... blades between the two armies , the distinguished horse- man , in front of the men of Gododdin ' . But allowing for these , there are still other expressions which can only apply to a group of cavalry . So in B. 16 , ' there were ...
... blades between the two armies , the distinguished horse- man , in front of the men of Gododdin ' . But allowing for these , there are still other expressions which can only apply to a group of cavalry . So in B. 16 , ' there were ...
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... Blades ' , llain , are often spoken of , but it is not always clear whether swords or spears are meant . As in early Irish heroic literature , there is no reference to bows and arrows , which the early Celtic warriors seem not to have ...
... Blades ' , llain , are often spoken of , but it is not always clear whether swords or spears are meant . As in early Irish heroic literature , there is no reference to bows and arrows , which the early Celtic warriors seem not to have ...
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... blades in his hand , heavy javelins - they endangered ( ? ) the chief endangerer ( ? ) - on a dapple - grey arching - necked steed . The fallen in battle [ were ] cut down before his blades ; when he con- quered in his fight he was no ...
... blades in his hand , heavy javelins - they endangered ( ? ) the chief endangerer ( ? ) - on a dapple - grey arching - necked steed . The fallen in battle [ were ] cut down before his blades ; when he con- quered in his fight he was no ...
Contents
The Story 38 | 3 |
The Historical Background | 8 |
The Place of the Gododdin in the History of the North II | 11 |
Copyright | |
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