Part I: Goreu,  the Shepherd's Son In the tale Culhwch and Olwen , Goreu the son of Custennin the shepherd ( Custenhin heussawr: previ...

 The Daughters of Anlawdd Wledig Part II In Part I we discussed how the Daughters of Anlawdd Wledig were used as a device to link a charac...

Part I Can we detect the influence of Geoffrey of Monmouth on the oldest Arthurian tale of Culhwch and Olwen? Arthurian texts composed befo...

“Culhwch and Olwen is an important tale in many respects. It is one of our earliest sources for information about the native Arthur, a repos...

The Date and Authorship of Culhwch and Olwen -Part II "When one turns to observe the Welsh situation one is struck by the very differen...

“The Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen is the oldest Arthurian tale that has been preserved in the manuscripts. The extant redaction has been dat...