2.4 The Symbol of the Lion
06/18/20 • 28 min
The lion is one of the most prominent symbols in the Mabinogion tale of Owain. But what is its meaning and how old is it?
The lion is one of the most prominent symbols in the Mabinogion tale of Owain. But what is its meaning and how old is it?
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2.3 Remaking Myth in Welsh Storytelling
The story of Owain ab Urien travelled far in medieval Europe, mainly through Chretian de Troyes Old French classic Yvain (12th century), which although popular seems to have been stripped of its older more mythic elements. Yet on the story's return to Wales in the 13th century, the Welsh storytellers appear to have reinvested the text with myth, renovating and remaking the story as they claimed it back.
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