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Andwhen this was ended, King Lludd caused an exceeding great banquet to beprepared. And when it was ready, he placed a vessel of cold water by his side,and he in his own proper person watched it. And as he abode thus clad witharms, about the third watch of the night, lo, he heard many surpassingfascinations and various songs. And drowsiness urged him to sleep. Upon this,lest he should be hindered from his purpose and be overcome by sleep, he wentoften into the water. And at last, behold, a man of vast size, clad in strong,heavy armor, came in, bearing a hamper. And, as he was wont, he put all thefood and provisions of meat and drink into the hamper, and proceeded to go withit forth. And nothing was ever more wonderful to Lludd, than that the hampershould hold so much.Andthereupon King Lludd went after him and spoke unto him thus. “Stop, stop,” saidhe, “though thou hast done many insults and much spoil erewhile, thou shalt notdo so any more, unless thy skill in arms and thy prowess be greater than mine.”

Bestow Victory

Thenhe instantly put down the hamper on the floor, and awaited him. And a fierceencounter was between them, so that the glittering fire flew out from theirarms. And at last Lludd grappled with him, and fate bestowed the victory onLludd. And he threw the plague to the earth. And after he had overcome him bystrength and might, he besought his mercy. “How can I grant thee mercy,” saidthe king, “after all the many injuries and wrongs that thou has done me?” “Allthe losses that ever I have caused thee,” said he, “I will make the atonementfor equal to what I have taken. And I will never do the like from this timeforth. But thy faithful vassal will I be.” And the king accepted this from him.Andthus Lludd freed the Island of Britain from the three plagues. And fromthenceforth until the end of his life, in prosperous peace did Lludd the son ofBeli rule the Island of Britain. And this Tale is called the Story of Lludd andLlevelys. And thus it ends.

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Andthen, in thine own person do thou remain there watching, and thou wilt see thedragon fighting in the form of terrific animals. And at length they will takethe form of dragons in the air. And last of all, after wearying themselves withfierce and furious fighting, they will fall in the form of two pigs upon thecovering, and they will sink in, and the covering with them, and they will drawit down to the very bottom of the cauldron. And they will drink up the whole ofthe mead; and after that they will sleep. Thereupon do thou immediately foldthe covering around them, and bury them in a kist- vaen, in the strongest placethou hast in thy dominions, and hide them in the earth. And as long as they shallbide in that strong place no plague shall come to the Island of Britain fromelsewhere.“Thecause of the third plague,” said he, “is a mighty man of magic, who takes thymeat and thy drink and thy store. And he through illusions and charms causesevery one to sleep. Therefore it is needful for thee in thy own person to watchthy food and thy provisions. And lest he should overcome thee with sleep, bethere a cauldron of cold water by thy side, and when thou art oppressed withsleep, plunge into the cauldron.”

Race and Coranians

ThenLludd returned back unto his land. And immediately he summoned to him the wholeof his own race and of the Coranians. And as Llevelys had taught him, hebruised the insects in water, the which he cast over them all together, andforthwith it destroyed the whole tribe of the Coranians, without hurt to any ofthe Britons.Andsome time after this, Lludd caused the Island to be measured in its length andin its breadth. And in Oxford he found the central point, and in that place hecaused the earth to be dug, and in that pit a cauldron to be set, full of thebest mead that could be made, and a covering of satin over the face of it. Andhe himself watched that night. And while he was there, he beheld the dragonsfighting.Andwhen they were weary they fell, and came down upon the top of the satin, anddrew it with them to the bottom of the cauldron. And when they had drunk themead they slept. And in their sleep, Lludd folded the covering around them, andin the securest place he had in Snowdon, he hid them in a kistvaen. Now afterthat this spot was called Dinas Emreis, but before that, Dinas Ffaraon. Andthus the fierce outcry ceased in his dominions.

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Andwhen these tidings came to Llevelys, seeing that he know not the cause of hisbrother`s ships, he came on the other side to meet him, and with him was afleet vast of size. And when Lludd saw this, he left all the ships out upon thesea except one only; and in that one he came to meet his brother, and helikewise with a single ship came to meet him. And when they were come together,each put his arms about the other`s neck, and they welcomed each other withbrotherly love.Afterthat Lludd had shown his brother the cause of his errand, Llevelys said that hehimself knew the cause of the coming to those lands. And they took counseltogether to discourse on the matter otherwise than thus, in order that the windmight not catch their words, nor the Coranians know what they might say. ThenLlevelys caused a long horn to be made of brass, and through this horn theydiscoursed.Butwhatsoever words they spoke through this horn, one to the other, neither ofthem could hear any other but harsh and hostile words. And when Llevelys sawthis, and that there was a demon thwarting them and disturbing through this horn,he caused wine to be put therein to wash it. And through the virtue of the winethe demon was driven out of the horn.

Power to destroy

Andwhen their discourse was unobstructed, Llevelys told his brother that he wouldgive him some insects whereof he should keep some to breed, lest by chance thelike affliction might come a second time. And other of these insects he shouldtake and bruise in water. And he assured him that it would have power todestroy the race of the Coranians. That is to say, that when he came home tohis kingdom he should call together all the people both of his own race and ofthe race of the Coranians for a conference, as though with the intent of makingpeace between them; and that when they were all together, he should take thischarmed water, and cast it over all alike. And he assured him that the waterwould poison the race of the Coranians, but that it would not slay or harmthose of his own race.“Andthe second plague,” said he, “that is in thy dominion, behold it is a dragon.And another dragon of a foreign race is fighting with it, and striving toovercome it. And therefore does your dragon make a fearful outcry. And on thiswise mayest thou come to know this. After thou hast returned home, cause theIsland to be measured in its length and breadth, and in the place where thoudost find the exact central point, there cause a pit to be dug, and cause acauldron full of the best mead that can be made to be put in the pit, with acovering of satin over the face of the cauldron.

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Sohe prepared ships and filled them with armed knights, and set forth towardsFrance. And as soon as they had landed, they sent messengers to show the noblesof France the cause of the embassy. And by the joint counsel of the nobles ofFrance and of the princes, the maiden was given to Llevelys, and the crown ofthe kingdom with her. And thenceforth he ruled the land discreetly, and wisely,and happily, as long as his life lasted.Aftera space of time had passed, three plagues fell on the Island of Britain, suchas none in the islands had ever seen the like of. The first was a certain racethat came, and was called the Coranians; and so great was their knowledge, thatthere was no discourse upon the face of the Island, however low it might bespoken, but what, if the wind met it, it was known to them. And through thisthey could not be injured.Thesecond plague was a shriek which came on every May-eve, over every hearth inthe Island of Britain. And this went through peopl`s hearts, and so scaredthem that men lost their hue and their strength, and the women their children,and the young men and the maidens lost their senses, and all the animals andtrees and the earth and th` waters were left barren.

Consume first night

Thethird plague was, that however much of provisions and food might be prepared inthe king`s courts, were there even so much as a year`s provision of meat anddrink, none of it could ever be found, except what was consumed in the firstnight. And two of these plagues, no one ever knew their cause, therefore wasthere better hope of being freed from the first than the second and third.Andthereupon King Lludd felt great sorrow and care, because that he knew not howhe might be freed from these plagues. And he called to him all the nobles ofhis kingdom, and asked counsel of them what they should do against theseafflictions. And by the common counsel of the nobles, Lludd the son of Beliwent to Llevelys his brother, king of France, for he was a man great of counseland wisdom, to seek his advice.Andthey made ready a fleet, and that in secret and in silence, lest that raceshould know the cause of their errand, or any besides the king and hiscounselors. And when they were made ready, they went into their ships, Lluddand those whom he chose with him. And they began to cleave the seas towardsFrance.

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Lludd and Llevelys (Anonymous: Some Time Before 14th Century)

Notonly is nothing known of the author of this story, but it is hardly possible tomake a good guess within several centuries of the date of its composition. The Mabinogion,from which it is taken, is the title given to a collection of translations madefrom the Welsh by Lady Charlotte Guest some eighty years ago, in which sheincluded twelve old Welsh romances. The literature of early Wales was extremelyrich; from it sprang a host of stories, of which the most important were thosetreating of King Arthur and his court. In the words of Lady Guest, Welshliterature has “strong claims to be considered the cradle of European romance.”Thepresent tale, translated by Lady Guest, is reprinted from The Mabinogion,Everyman`s Library, by permission of the publisher, J. M. Dent and Sons.

Lludd and Llevelys

FromThe MabinogionBelithe great, the son of Manogan, had three sons, Lludd and Caswallawn, andNynyaw; and according to the story he had a fourth son called Llevelys. Andafter the death of Beli, the kingdom of the Island of Britain fell into thehands of Lludd, his eldest son; and Lludd ruled prosperously, and rebuiltthe walls of London, and encompassed it about with numberless towers. And afterthat he bade the citizens build houses therein, such as no houses in thekingdoms could, equal. And moreover he was a mighty warrior, and generous andliberal in giving meat and drink to all that sought them. And though he hadmany castles and cities this one loved he more than any. And he dwelt thereinmost part of the year, and therefore was it called Caer Lludd, and at last CaerLondon. And after the stranger-race came there, it was called London, orLwndrys.Lluddloved Llevelys best of all his brothers, because he was a wise and discreetman. Having heard that the king of France had died leaving no heir except adaughter, and that he had left all his possessions in her hands, he came toLludd his brother, to beseech his counsel and aid. And that not so much for hisown welfare, as to seek to add to the glory and honor and dignity of hiskindred, if he might go to France to woo the maiden for his wife. And forthwithhis brother conferred with him, and this counsel was pleasing unto him.

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