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• "the "Barddas" of Iolo Morganwg - is a collection of writings !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "about Bardic - Druidic - and Celtic - wisdom !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "although the author of this work is cited as J. Williams Ab Ithel, he was actually the editor - who pieced it together from manuscripts written by Iolo Morganwg  !"

 

 

 

 

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• "Morganwg spends his entire life collecting and transcribing - old documents !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "this is one of those visionary texts - which is worth reading for its own merits !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "this collection contains a great many of the rules and usages - appertaining to the Gorsedd of the Bards !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the Throne - of the Bards !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and valuable fragments on the natural - and moral philosophy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the theology of the Bardism - the Bardic Coelbren - and a vast quantity of Triads !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "every fragment that can be made public - is truly valuable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "inasmuch as it is a moral - and sublime system !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "that constitutes the very foundation of the worship - legislature - and scholastic institutes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and is the living means of promoting learning and morality - among all classes of the Celtic people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there are some fragments in this collection which contain, as is very clear - to every initiated Bard !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "such as those extracts about the elements - the migration of the soul !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "from the point of nothing in "Annwn" - to the point of extreme good in Heaven !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "they are old dogmas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "it is a valuable book - not only as aid in the management of the Gorsedd of the Bards !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "but also, and especially - because the time is undoubtedly now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "where every fragment of the Bardism - is treasured as gold !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Morganwg, or the Glamorgan system of versification, in preference to the twenty-four new canons of poetry - which are sanctioned at the famous "Eisteddvod"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "held at Caermarthen - under the patronage of Gruffydd ab Nicholas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in reference to the Triad entitled - "Tri phrif anaw Beirdd Ynys Prydain"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "often it is not easy to understand, for example the word - "anaw"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "it can signify both - an original genius - or a philosopher !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "referring to light in the Triad - there are three cognates: man - liberty - and light !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "man springs into existence - simultaneously with the resplendent appearance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "of the triple form - of God's name !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "which is the first manifestation - of material light !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the Bards Ieuan ab Hywel Swrdwal - Gwilym Tew - Lewys Morganwg - Meurig Davydd - Davydd Benwyn - Llywelyn Sion - Davydd Llwyd Mathew - and Edward Davydd !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "have compiled a whole system - ingenious, and complex !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and yet harmonious - and symmetrical !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "we deny that the contents of these volumes could have been derived immediately from the metrical compositions - of the medieval poets !"

 

 

 

 

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• "there are numerous allusions, which, otherwise obscure and unintelligible - become by means !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "of the light thrown upon them from Bardism - as clear as day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "as an example, Rhys Brydydd has the following lines - on "Hu the Mighty":  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "long ago Hu the Mighty was not very big - as the world had judged"

 

 

 

 

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• "the higher - inner values !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "but now He is a great one - and like a lord to me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "let us well believe - and our mysterious God !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Light His course - and active !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "let us deal - in bounty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• "the philosophical features of Bardism are - indirect - and unexpected !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "it is difficult to explain why - "advyd"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "a term signifying - re-world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "or a beginning of the world - over again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in common use also stands for - adversity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• ""Rhol Cof a Chyfrif" informs us that it is originally applied to the state - of retraversing abred !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "being a punishment - for sins !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "again, we find that the word - "gwydd"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "means both - wood - and knowledge !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "which cannot be accounted for except on the supposition of a common origin - or that there is a mutual connection between the one and the other - from the earliest times on !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in like manner, the doctrine of eneidvaddeu alone can satisfactorily account for the double meaning of - "maddeu"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and show us how a word, which properly means to liberate - or to dismiss !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "comes also to signify to forgive !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the unity of the Godhead is the very soul - and centre of Bardism !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "which also strongly insists upon the co-equality - of its orders !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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