Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Fighting Dragons of Lludd and Llevelys
Two winged dragons twist towards one another within a dark oval field. Their long tails curl in opposite directions across the ground. The image appears with the notes to Lludd and Llevelys, connecting the fantastic combat with the tale’s dragon episode.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Fighting Dragons of Lludd and Llevelys" [editorial title]. In The Mabinogion, Anonymous; translated by Lady Charlotte Guest. Second edition, Bernard Quaritch, 1877; English translation with notes, 1877, Bernard Quaritch. Source scan leaf 492. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0240-0491
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Illustrator not identified. The Fighting Dragons of Lludd and Llevelys. The Mabinogion. Scan leaf 492. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0240-0491