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The Story of Llud and Llevelys appears in the The Mabinogion and here is the translation published by Lady Charlotte Guest (1877). | The Story of Llud and Llevelys appears in the The Mabinogion and here is the translation published by Lady Charlotte Guest (1877). | ||
''Beli the Great, the son of Manogan, had three sons, Lludd, and Caswallawn, and Nynyaw; and according to the story he had a fourth son called Llevelys. '' | ''Beli the Great, the son of Manogan, had three sons, Lludd, and Caswallawn, and Nynyaw; and according to the story he had a fourth son called Llevelys. '' | ||
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''"And the second plague," said he, "that is in thy dominion, behold it is a '''dragon'''. '' | ''"And the second plague," said he, "that is in thy dominion, behold it is a '''dragon'''. '' | ||
''And another dragon of a foreign race is fighting with it, and striving to overcome it. '' | ''And another '''dragon''' of a foreign race is fighting with it, and striving to overcome it. '' | ||
''And therefore does your '''dragon''' make a fearful outcry. '' | ''And therefore does your '''dragon''' make a fearful outcry. '' | ||
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''After thou hast returned home, cause the Island to be measured in its length and breadth, and in the place where thou dost find the exact central point, there cause a pit to be dug, and cause a cauldron full of the best mead that can be made to be put in the pit, with a covering of satin over the face of the cauldron. '' | ''After thou hast returned home, cause the Island to be measured in its length and breadth, and in the place where thou dost find the exact central point, there cause a pit to be dug, and cause a cauldron full of the best mead that can be made to be put in the pit, with a covering of satin over the face of the cauldron. '' | ||
''And then, in thine own person do thou remain there watching, and thou wilt see the dragon fighting in the form of terrific animals. '' | ''And then, in thine own person do thou remain there watching, and thou wilt see the '''dragon''' fighting in the form of terrific animals. '' | ||
''And at length they will take the form of '''dragons''' in the air. '' | ''And at length they will take the form of '''dragons''' in the air. '' | ||