The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 edition
Geraint, Son of Erbin
Geraint requires the defeated Edeyrn to make satisfaction to Gwenhwyvar for the insult inflicted by his dwarf. He distinguishes that obligation from the injury to himself, already answered in combat. He also insists that Earl Ynywl’s possessions be restored, arranging homage and settlement before leaving. The adventure’s victory produces a change in the family’s material circumstances.
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Principal account
LiteraryGeraint requires the defeated Edeyrn to make satisfaction to Gwenhwyvar for the insult inflicted by his dwarf. He distinguishes that obligation from the injury to himself, already answered in combat.
Further detail
LiteraryHe also insists that Earl Ynywl’s possessions be restored, arranging homage and settlement before leaving. The adventure’s victory produces a change in the family’s material circumstances.
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
Grwenhwyvar the !Qo wife of Arthur, to do her satisfaction for the insult which her maiden received from thy dwarf. As to myself, for the insult which IOpen this page in the book
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Location recorded at citation review: The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 edition; active reader leaf 176
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Source 2
The Mabinogion
ask thee," said Geraint, " to restore to him what is his, and what he should have received from the time he lost his possessions, even until this day." "Open this page in the book
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Location recorded at citation review: The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 edition; active reader leaf 177
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