The Fates of the Princes of Dyfed


Read by Phil Benson

(4.7 stars; 7 reviews)

Cenydd Morus's (Kenneth Morris) imaginative retelling of tales from the Mabinogion, the great work of Welsh literature first recorded in the 12th-13th century. Written while he was working for the Theosophical Society in California, Morris's version restores the Gods that he believed had disappeared from the written record but must have been present in the oral tradition of the Druid bards. First published in 1914 and republished in the 1970s as the 15th volume in the celebrated Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library. - Summary by Phil Benson (11 hr 0 min)

Chapters

Preface 28:28 Read by Phil Benson
The Sovereignty of Annwn 1 4:25 Read by Phil Benson
The Sovereignty of Annwn 2 15:41 Read by Phil Benson
The Sovereignty of Annwn 3 13:11 Read by Phil Benson
Pwyll and Rhianon, The Coming of Rhianon 1 18:31 Read by Phil Benson
Pwyll and Rhianon, The Coming of Rhianon 2 18:19 Read by Phil Benson
Pwyll and Rhianon, The Basket of Gwaeddfydd Newynog 1 24:41 Read by Phil Benson
Pwyll and Rhianon, The Basket of Gwaeddfydd Newynog 2 22:13 Read by Phil Benson
Pwyll and Rhianon, The Basket of Gwaeddfydd Newynog 3 31:39 Read by Phil Benson
Pwyll and Rhianon, The Coming of Rhianon 3 26:46 Read by Phil Benson
Pwyll and Rhianon, The Coming of Ab Cilcoed 1 31:47 Read by Phil Benson
Pwyll and Rhianon, The Coming of Ab Cilcoed 2 28:55 Read by Phil Benson
Pwyll and Rhianon, The Coming of Ab Cilcoed 3 29:53 Read by Phil Benson
Pwyll and Rhianon, The Coming of Ab Cilcoed 4 18:49 Read by Phil Benson
Rhianon and Pryderi, The Mare and the Foal 1 12:43 Read by Phil Benson
Rhianon and Pryderi, The Mare and the Foal 2 21:22 Read by Phil Benson
Rhianon and Pryderi, The Story of Dienw'r Anffoddion 1 31:43 Read by Phil Benson
Rhianon and Pryderi, The Story of Dienw'r Anffoddion 2 16:06 Read by Phil Benson
Rhianon and Pryderi, The Three Unusual Arts 1 45:39 Read by Phil Benson
Rhianon and Pryderi, The Three Unusual Arts 2 46:25 Read by Phil Benson
Rhianon and Pryderi, The Three Unusual Arts 3 31:17 Read by Phil Benson
Rhianon and Pryderi, The Three Unusual Arts 4 18:09 Read by Phil Benson
Rhianon and Pryderi, The Three Unusual Arts 5 30:52 Read by Phil Benson
Rhianon and Pryderi, The Return of Pryderi 1 25:39 Read by Phil Benson
Rhianon and Pryderi, The Return of Pryderi 2 29:14 Read by Phil Benson
Rhianon and Pryderi, The Return of Pryderi 3 37:33 Read by Phil Benson

Reviews

True excellence


(5 stars)

Cenydd Morus has fleshed out the bones of the Mabignoni with what could be the stories from a druid. His words conjure up a vivid picture of life among the wonders of an ancient Wales. So much imaginative detail- I shall listen to it many times. The recording is faultless and read with the lilt of a bard