The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 edition
Luned
Luned gives the trapped Owain a ring whose stone must be held inside his closed hand. She arranges a signal through touch so that she can guide him while he remains invisible to her. She later goes to her grieving mistress on Owain’s behalf. The Countess’s mourning and the death of her husband make that approach a difficult act of persuasion.
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Principal account
LiteraryLuned gives the trapped Owain a ring whose stone must be held inside his closed hand. She arranges a signal through touch so that she can guide him while he remains invisible to her.
Further detail
LiteraryShe later goes to her grieving mistress on Owain’s behalf. The Countess’s mourning and the death of her husband make that approach a difficult act of persuasion.
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
see thee ; therefore come and place thy hand upon my shoulder, that I may know that thou art near me. And by the way that I go hence, doOpen this page in the book
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Source 2
The Mabinogion
sight of any one through grief. Luned came and saluted her, but the Countess answered her not. And the maiden bent down towards her, and said, " WhatOpen this page in the book
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Location recorded at citation review: The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 edition; active reader leaf 40
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Shared source pageThe Countess of the Fountain
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