The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 edition
Dinas Emreis in Lludd’s Tale
Llevelys instructs Lludd to bury the sleeping dragons in a kistvaen at the strongest place in his dominions. Their continued concealment is linked to protection against a plague from elsewhere. The tale identifies the chosen site in Snowdon as Dinas Emreis, formerly Dinas Ffaraon. The burial ends the destructive shriek heard across the kingdom.
Also known as Dinas Emrys
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In the sources
Principal account
LiteraryLlevelys instructs Lludd to bury the sleeping dragons in a kistvaen at the strongest place in his dominions. Their continued concealment is linked to protection against a plague from elsewhere.
Further detail
LiteraryThe tale identifies the chosen site in Snowdon as Dinas Emreis, formerly Dinas Ffaraon. The burial ends the destructive shriek heard across the kingdom.
Context & interpretation
This entry follows the narrative in Charlotte Guest’s 1877 collection, including its particular spellings and arrangement of tales. Characters, enchantments and explanations of place names are presented as features of these stories; the translation alone does not establish their historical reality or a single original religious meaning.
Original passages
Source 1
The Mabinogion
them in a kistvaen, in the strongest place thou hast in thy dominions, and hide them in the earth. And as long as they shall bideOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 edition; active reader leaf 488
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Source 2
The Mabinogion
after that this spot was called Dinas Emreis, but before that, Dinas Ffaraon. And thus the fierce outcry ceased in his dominions. And when this wasOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 edition; active reader leaf 489
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
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- IMJ-0240-E001
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- IMJ-0240-E001-P0489
- Original scan leaf
- 490
- Recorded leaf number
- 490
- Current Reader position
- 481
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- Source-preserving update confirmed