The Song of Taliesin: Tales from King Arthur's Bard - by John Matthews

In the 6th century AD, King Arthur's legendary bard Taliesin was credited with writing a great number of tales and poems, most of which have come down to us as fragments. John Matthews combed through a wide range of Celtic texts, gathering 20 of these apocryphal stories of the Arthurian tradition and presenting them as if they were being spoken by Taliesin himself. Among these legends are the sacred pigs of the Isle of the Mighty, a cauldron with frightening powers, and a giant who is responsible for the rising and setting of the sun. Matthews annotates these selections and includes a pronunciation key to Welsh names.

Paperback / 234 pages / Celtic myth