Pwyll, the Prince of Dyfed, goes hunting with unexpected results! We start with the First Branch, which tells the tale of Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed and his encounter with a strange other-worldy being. In this episode, our Lord is touring his lands and stays awhile at his favourite Court at Arberth. One of his favourite pastimes is hunting, and he and his men set of for a hunt in the forests around the Valley of the River Cuch, Glyn Cuch.   This episode is the first episode in our Welsh Mythology, the Mabinogion series: Pwyll, the Prince of Dyfed. Full Shownotes, with sources and credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/welsh1 Running Order: Intro 0:42 News & Views 1:04 Story 3:46 Listener Feedback - Gwalchdistrow Cambria 18:37 Promo - The Awen's Path 20:33 We hope you enjoy it! Gary & Ruthie x x x We love to get your feedback, please email garyandruth@celticmythpodshow.com, or call us on Speakpipe News & Views We begin the Mabinogion with the First Branch!   Restless Dreams: Part 1 of the First Branch and Part 1 of the Mabinogion Names Used in this Story Listed in order of appearance Cymydau Pwyll Arberth Dyfed Glyn Cuch Delwyn Pen Llwyn Diarwya   Places mentioned in the Story Episode 1 is also the first episode of the First Branch: Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed. The area of the Wales that Pwyll rules is called Dyfed, and at the estimated time of the writing of the First Branch (during the Medieval period). Click on the image to see it enlarged. The actual journey that Pwyll makes in this episode is derived from clues given within the various translations and is, essentially, an educated guess! :) However, below you can see the path that Pwyll would have taken in traverlling from Arberth to Glyn Cuch. Click on the image to see it enlarged. Frenni Fawr is the only location that we could find that would match the description of Pen Llwyn Diawya. These images can be seen and explorted directly in Google Earth by downloading the Google Earth data file here.   Listener Feedback Gwalchdistrow Cambria We play some audio feedback from an old friend, one of our earliest listeners and dearest friends.   Promo - The Awen's Path David Duir The Awen's Path :- "A weekly podcast with a new episode added each Sunday starting 10/31/10. The topics and guests will cover Spirituality, Writing, Art, Music and I’m sure a laugh here and there too. There is a definite pagan flair because I am a Practicing Druid but it is very inclusive of other paths." David Duir, Druid Sources used in this Episode The Mabinogion, pp ix-xxxvi, 3-21, 227-232, Sioned Davies , Oxford, 2007, ISBN 978-0-19-283242 The Mabinogion, pp 9-41, 45-65, Jeffrey Gantz, Penguin, 1976, ISBN 0-14-044322-3 The Mabinogion, pp ix-xliv, 3-24, 275-278, Gwyn Jones & Thomas Jones, Dent & Dutton, 1977, ISBN 0-460-01097-2. Can also be found online at www.donaldcorrell.com Pwyll Pendeuc Dyfed, Lady Charlotte Guest, Mary Jones Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed, Lady Charlotte Guest, 1877, Sacred Texts Notes to Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed, Lady Charlotte Guest, 1877, Sacred Texts The Mabinogion, Lady Charlotte Guest, 1849, Project Gutenberg The Mabinogi of Pwyll, W. M. Parker, mabiongi.net. Notes at mabinogion.info 'The Lord of Dyfed', from Legends of the Celts, p.134ff, Frank Delaney, HarperCollins, 1991, ISBN 0-586-21151-9 Tales from the Mabinogion, Gwyn Thomas & Kevin Crossley-Holland, Gollancz, 1984, ISBN 0-575-03531-5 Celtic Myths & Legends, p.147ff, Michael Foss, Selectabook Ltd., 1998, ISBN 0-75252-402-X Prince of Annwn, Evangeline Walton, Del Rey, 1974, ISBN 0-345-27060-6 Encyclopaedia of Celtic Wisdom, p.117, 156, Caitlin & John Matthews, Element, 1994, ISBN 1-85230-560-6 The Celts, p.211, Frank Delaney, Grafton, 1989, ISBN 0-586-20349-4 Women in Celtic Myth, Moyra Caldecott, Arrow, ISBN 0-09-955920-X Celtic Heritage, p.41 ff, Alwyn & Brinley Rees, Thames & Hudson, 1978, ISBN 978-0500110089 Pagan Celtic Britain, p.288, Anne Ross, Constable, 1967, ISBN 0-09-47