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Cargando... The Island of the Mighty : The Fourth Branch of the Mabinogion (1936)por Evangeline Walton
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Many of the familiar bits of "The Mabinogion" are found here. They could almost be a series of fairy tales were it not for the continuum of characters. These stories include the attempt by Arianrhod to become the footholder to Math; how Gwydion took pigs from the hero Pryderi that had been a gift from the Realm of Annwn; and the son of Arianrhod, raised by Gwydion, called Lleu Llaw Gyffes and his raising.
Once again we have a group of deities who still succumb to the human passions of love and learning and revenge. And the human-ness of the characters, their scheming and their deceit, was still a turn-off for me. Yes, it does show that some attributes transcend the centuries, and it was written down so that the tales could be preserved, but I prefer a bit more compassion and wisdom when reading about the deeds of deities. ( )