A combination of fact and fantasy, of myth, history and folklore conjures up a magical enchanted world, which is nonetheless firmly rooted in the forests, hills and valleys of ancient Wales. The eleven stories composed orally over a span of centuries, before being written down in the thirteenth century make up, in their virtuosity and panache, one of the great Welsh epics. Includes an Index.

(Key Words: Wales, Welsh Epics, Welsh Myths, Fantasy, Folklore, Mabinogion, Jeffrey Gantz).