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Northern European Mythology

Barddas, Vol. I: Contents

The Barddas of Iolo Morganwg, Vol. I., ed. by J. Williams Ab Ithel, [1862] | | PAGE. | | Advertisement | xi | | Preface | xiii | | Llywelyn Sion | lxxxiii | | Symbol. | | | The Origin of Letters, Roll, and Paper.--The Virtue of Letters | 11 | | The Origin and Progress of Letters.--The Name of God.--The Bardic Secret | 17 | | The first Inventors of Letters.--Improvers of the Alphabet.--Invention of the Roll and Plagawd.--Obligation of a Bard to hold a Chair and Gorsedd | 33 | | Origin of Letters | 39 | | The Inventor of Vocal Song.--The first Recorders of Bardism.--Its first Systematizers.--Their Regulations.--Mode of inscribing the primary Letters.--Origin of their Form and Sound.--The three Menws | 41 | | The principal Elements of various things.--The Gogyrvens | 47 | | The Invention of Letters by Einigan and Menw.--The Secret of Bardism | 49 | | Cuttings: Foundations of Awen | 51 | | Origin and Progress of Letters.--Einigan the Giant.--The Gwyddoniaid.--Systems of Letters | 53 | | The Origin of Letters and Books.--Their Introduction into Britain.--The Coelbren | 55 | | The primary Letters.--Improvement of the Alphabet | 57 | | Primary Cuttings.--Improvement of the Coelbren.--Its Restoration | 69 | | Recovery of the Old Cymraeg | 61 | | p. 4 | | | | PAGE. | | The primary Letters.--Their Augmentation.--Restoration of the Coelbren | 63 | | The Bardic Secret | 65 | | The Sacred Symbol | 67 | | The primary Letters.--Improvement of the Alphabet | 67 | | Gogyrvens.--Writing with Ink | 69 | | Gogyrvens | 69 | | Gogyrvens | 69 | | Gogyrvens | 69 | | The Three First Words of the Cymraeg | 69 | | The primary Letters.--Names of the Coelbren | 71 | | Classification of the Letters | 73 | | The Bardic Secret.--Formation of Letters | 77 | | The Vowels | 77 | | The primary Letters | 79 | | Variations of Letters | 81 | | The Sixteen Primary Symbols | 81 | | Introduction of Letters.--Original Country of the Cymry.--Their Arrival in Britain.--Augmentation of the Alphabet | 83 | | Coelbren of the Bards, according to the arrangement of Llawdden | 85 | | The Symbols of Literary Sciences: Improvement of the Coelbren.--Metrical Canons.--Dissolution of the Monastery of Pen Rhys | 89 | | The Pillars of Memory.--The Symbols | 93 | | The Birds of Rhianon | 95 | | The Five Ages of Letters | 95 | | The Three Symbols of Sciences | 97 | | The three Primitive Symbols.--The three Coelbren Symbols | 99 | | Numbers | 103 | | The Nine Degrees of Numerals | 107 | | The System of Numerals | 109 | | Arithmetic | 109 | | The System of Numerals | 109 | | Numerals | 111 | | The Numerals | 113 | | The Arithmetical Characters of the Ancient Cymry; that is, the Numerals | 113 | | The Three Symbols | 115 | | The Materials of Language and Speech | 115 | | The three Wreathed Bards | 115 | | Coelbren of the Bards | 117 | | Coelbren of the Bards | 133 | | Coelbren of the Bards | 143 | | Peithynen | 151 | | p. 5 | | | | PAGE. | | Coelbren of the Bards | 153 | | Secret Coelbren.--Secret Coelvain.--Coelvain of History | 155 | | Burning the Letters | 155 | | Coelbren of Simple Letters | 157 | | Palm Coelbren | 157 | | Peithyn Coelbren.--Palm Coelbren | 157 | | Peithynvain | 159 | | Memorials | 161 | | Plagawd | 163 | | The three principal Materials of Knowledge | 163 | | The Herald-bard | 163 | | Dasgubell Rodd | 165 | | Theology | | | Triads of Bardism | 169 | | Theological Triads | 181 | | Theological Triads | 197 | | Theological Triads | 199 | | Theological Triads | 201 | | Theological Triads | 201 | | Theological Triads | 205 | | Druidism | 205 | | God | 213 | | Cythraul | 213 | | Ceugant.--Duration.--God | 213 | | The three Imperceptibilities of God | 215 | | The Bards' Enigma | 215 | | The twelve primary Negatives | 217 | | Bardic Aphorisms | 219 | | The Divine Names | 219 | | Iau | 221 | | Hu the Mighty | 221 | | The Circles | 223 | | The Book of Bardism | 225 | | Abred.--Gwynvyd.--Awen | 235 | | The Three States | 241 | | Annwn.--Life.--Death | 243 | | Abred | 243 | | The Origin of Man.--Jesus Christ.--Creation | 245 | | The Creation.--The First Man.--The primary Letters | 249 | | The Discipline of Bardism. (The Creation.) | 255 | | p. 6 | | | | PAGE. | | The Creation.--Worship.--Vocal Song.--Gwyddoniaid | 257 | | The Material of the World | 261 | | The Fall in Abred | 263 | | God in the Sun | 263 | | God in the Light | 265 | | Triads of Bardism | 267 | | God; and the Faculties of the Soul | 267 | | Sentences of Bardism | 271 | | The Ten Commandments of the Bards | 275 | | The Ten Commandments of the Bards | 285 | | The Rudiments of Theology | 289 | | The Triads of St. Paul | 291 | | The Triads of St. Paul | 323 | | The Triads of St. Paul and Bardism | 339 | | Triads of Bardism and Usages | 345 | | Triads of Bardism | 357 | | The Mode of taking Food and Drink | 359 | | The Gorsedd Prayer | 361 | | The Prediction of Peredur, the Bard of Prydain | 365 | | The Stanza of the Gorsedd Chair of the Winter Solstice | 367 | | Wisdom. | | | Triads of Wisdom | 369 | | The Elements | 371 | | Triads of Bardism. (The Elements.) | 371 | | The Triads of Bardism, called the Triads of Ionabwy. (The Elements.) | 377 | | Bardism, &c. (The Elements.) | 379 | | The Elements | 381 | | The Elements | 381 | | The Elements | 381 | | Bardism. (The Elements.) | 383 | | The Materials | 383 | | The Elements | 385 | | The Elements | 387 | | The Materials of Man | 387 | | The Eight Materials of Man | 389 | | The Seven Materials of Man | 389 | | The Seven primary Materials of the World | 391 | | The Eight Materials of Man | 391 | | The Parts of the Human Body in which are the Faculties | 391 | | p. 7 | | | | PAGE. | | The Philosophy of the Blue Bard of the Chair | 393 | | Particular Triads | 395 | | Triads of Ten Numbers | 397 | | Mutual reasoning between a Disciple and his Teacher | 399 | | The Stars | 403 | | Astronomy | 403 | | Chronology | 405 | | Chronology | 407 | | The Memorial of Computation..--The Memorial of Country | 409 | | Memorial and Computation | 409 | | The Cycle of Time | 411 | | The Months | 411 | | The beginning of the Year | 417 | | The three Circles of the Sun | 417 | | The Four Quarters of the Year | 417 | | The Albans | 419 | | The Divisions of the Year | 419 | | The Divisions of the Year | 419 | | The Divisions of the Year | 419 | | The Divisions of the Year | 419 | | The Divisions of the Year | 421 | | The Divisions of the Day | 421 | | The Divisions of the Day | 421 | | The Divisions of the Day | 421 | | The Divisions of the Day | 423 | | The Divisions of the Day | 423 | | Years of the Sun and Moon | 423 | | Years of the Sun and Moon | 423 | | Years of the Sun and Moon | 425 | | Days of Days | 425 |